Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

<p>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.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Buffalo VA Medical Center is seeking a qualified full-time Registered Nurse (Nights) on the Emergency Room Team. The Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients, and will delegate and supervise basic nursing care of licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel. The incumbent will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. He/she provides urgent and emergent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions with nursing care ranges from basic nursing care to stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures. The Registered Nurse - Emergency Room practice includes the roles of direct care provider, educator, administrator, researcher, consultant, leader, advocate, and will evaluate practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence. He/she provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement, and fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals, while simultaneously contributing professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. The incumbent will partner with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes, and support colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care by sharing educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. He/she will question clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care, and participate in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture. Emergency room nursing practice is independent and collaborative. Work Schedule: Full-Time. 12-hour night tour of duty (6:00 PM - 6:30 AM) to include weekends and holidays Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN2EDRPCoordinators@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package VA Nurse Total Rewards that includes: 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</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 evaluation. 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.