Registered Nurse - Inpatient

Position: Registered Nurse - Inpatient Staff
The Inpatient Staff Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

Major duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

* Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.

* Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation.

* Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others.

* Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence.

* Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.

* Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.

* Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.

* Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.

* Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.

* Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.

* Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.

* Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.

* Read and interpret electrocardiograms to detect dangerous or abnormal readings and notify the physician.

* Recording vital signs, including oxygen levels, blood pressure, breathing patterns, and educates the patient and family.

* Incumbent will be self-directed in completing orientation and on-going mandatory education

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: 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)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

7:00pm- 7:30am (3,12 hour shifts) and a 11:00pm-7:30am (one 8 hour shift) every other weekend.

Compressed/Flexible:
Compressed

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized.