RN MS

Position: RN 3MS
The Marion VA Health Care System is seeking two (2) full-time Registered Nurse's to join the Medical/Surgical Unit within Nursing Service located in Marion, IL.

The Registered Nurse assigned to the Medical/Surgical Unit, is a professional nurse with a broad-based clinical knowledge that enables them to effectively provide care to a veteran population with widely diverse medical/surgical diagnoses. If you wish to make a difference to those who served for us, come join our team.

Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.

* 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.

* Provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.

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

* Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum.

PLEASE NOTE:

These positions require Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications. If selected, Applicants will provide proof of current certifications prior to employment. Only BLS certification which included Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and ACLS certification obtained from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or the Military Treatment Training Network (MTN) will be accepted.

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:

Primarily night shift (7:30 p.m.

- 8:00 a.m.) with 12-hour tours to include weekend and holiday rotation as scheduled. There are six (6) 12-hour shifts and one eight (8) hour shift per pay period or Primarily day shift (7:30 a.m.

- 8:00 p.m.) with 12-hour tours to include weekend and holiday rotation as scheduled. There are six (6) 12-hour shifts and one eight (8) hour shift per pay period.

Compressed/Flexible:
Available

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized