Registered Nurse - Inpatient Staff

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
• Affirms responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education - self-management - and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience - and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.
• Collaborates in the development - implementation - evaluation - and revision of policies - procedures - and/or guidelines.
• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Sustains a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
• Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals - groups - and populations.
• Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.

Requirements

• English Language Proficiency
• 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: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements
• Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment.

Skills

• Visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity.
• Potentially long periods of continued walking - standing - stooping - sitting - bending - pulling - and pushing.
• Exposure to infected patients - bio-hazardous material and contaminated materials.
• Mature - flexible - sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations - able to shift priorities based on patient.

Benefits

• VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards.
• Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Telework: Not Available.
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Pay

Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards.

Schedule

Day - Evening and Night Tours available.

Contact Information

TammyR.Coates@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.