Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

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. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.
• Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for acutely/critically ill patients who are at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems, regardless of the setting for nursing care.
• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare 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. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and able to be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.

Requirements

This position is open to all citizens of the United States.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Basic Education Requirements, Current, Full, Active, and Unrestricted Registration as a Graduate Professional Nurse.
• Grade Determinations: Scope, Education, and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates.
• Physical Requirements: Visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, manual dexterity, potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing, exposure to infected patients and contaminated materials, exposure to patients who are combative, and ability to work effectively in stressful situations.

Benefits

• 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.
• Licensure: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Work Schedule: Full-time, 12-hour night shifts 6:00pm-6:30am and one 8-hour shift per 2-week pay period.
• Compressed/Flexible: Available.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized EDRP, Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Pay

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Schedule

Full-time, 12-hour night shifts 6:00pm-6:30am and one 8-hour shift per 2-week pay period

Skills

Leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care

Benefits

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
• Retirement plan with up to 5% employer contribution
• Health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance
• Flexible work schedule options
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized EDRP, Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized