Nurse

About the role

This Inpatient Staff Registered Nurse will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care tailored to age-specific needs. Coordinate comprehensive care emphasizing patient education, self-management, and satisfaction across the care continuum. Administer medications and procedures according to established policies. Enhance care outcomes through collaboration with interdisciplinary team members, ensuring quality and patient-centered services.

Responsibilities

• Provide fundamental knowledge-based nursing care to assigned clients - focusing on age-specific assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Coordinate patient care with a focus on education, self-management, and ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care
• Administer medications and procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines - maintaining safety and accuracy
• Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary team members to influence positive care outcomes and improve patient experiences
• Demonstrate growth in nursing practice through increased self-direction and responsible task delegation
• Assess patient needs and formulate individualized care plans based on comprehensive nursing assessments
• Seek guidance and continuously improve care quality by applying principles and theories with limited critical thinking initially - progressing over time
• Support patient education initiatives and facilitate safe transitions across different healthcare settings
• Aid in directing nursing staff, including vocational nurses and nursing assistants, to ensure quality care delivery
• Lead efforts in nursing education, orientation, and competency development to promote professional growth within the team
• Engage in quality improvement activities to enhance care outcomes and adhere to evidence-based practices
• Demonstrate proficiency in managing complex patient situations through deliberate planning and self-directed goal setting
• Validate and understand the rationale behind clinical decisions and care processes - questioning practices to ensure evidence-based care
• Manage competing priorities effectively - demonstrating competence in decision-making, critical thinking, and deliberate planning
• Take responsibility for ongoing professional development - integrating knowledge, skills, and judgment to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centered care

Requirements

• Basic Language Proficiency: English
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: ACEN or CCNE
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia
• Basic Life Support (BLS)/Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: ACEN or CCNE
• Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
• Grandfathering Provision: All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification

Skills

• Effective communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
• Comprehensive patient assessment and care planning
• Medication administration and procedure execution
• Quality improvement and evidence-based practice
• Leadership and management of complex patient situations

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Regular salary increases
• Potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
• Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• Rotating Tours 7:30am - 8:00pm, 7:30pm - 8:00am including weekends and holidays
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
• PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Pay

Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards

Schedule

Rotating Tours 7:30am - 8:00pm, 7:30pm - 8:00am including weekends and holidays