Registered Nurse - Critical Care (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)

<p>This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): APPROVED! Learn more.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) is a 10-bed unit specializing in surgery, vascular surgery, neurosurgery and abdominal surgery. Duties include but not limited to: Fully participates, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team, in providing direct patient care to the critically ill Veteran post-operatively and any medical overflow patient. Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and delivery of optimal care (ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses). Trained on and maintains competence in use of low-use/high-risk equipment- IABP, CRRT and others. This includes equipment that promotes safety in patient movement, ambulation. Monitors cardiac rhythms, ventilation status, lab values, mentation, post-operative considerations and other factors in providing direct patient care. Provides nursing report in team rounds in provision of patient advocacy. Utilizes established references to safely and effectively perform nursing procedures. Recognizes changes to patient condition requiring intervention and responds appropriately-change in VS and/or mentation, indication of respiratory distress, bleeding from operative or other sites, and other variations from normal/patient baseline Formulates a plan of care based on nursing assessments, using the nursing process, based on the ANA Standards of Nursing. Adapts plan based on outcomes and evaluation. Includes the patient and family/significant other in developing the initial plan of care and establishing goals. Assesses patient (and family) basic learning needs and provides instruction on basic health information and discharge instruction. Documentation is consistent, accurate, concise, and timely-CPRS, BCMA, ICCA, and potentially others. Recognizes critical patient care situations and initiates effective actions in emergencies. Functions as a collegial team member in provision of care throughout the unit. 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: Day/Night rotation depending on need. Shifts: 7:30AM to 4:00PM OR 7:30AM to 8:00PM OR 7:30PM to 8:00AM OR 11:30PM to 8:00AM. The goal being 3 months rotation at a time. Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.