Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care/ICU

<p>The position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Acute Nursing Inpatient Division in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN) delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. The Critical Care RN provides high levels of monitoring/surveillance for vulnerable, unstable, and complex patients who require complex assessments, therapies, and high-intensity interventions.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (http://www.milwaukee.va.gov/). Milwaukee is located in southeastern Wisconsin, about 90 minutes from Chicago, IL and Madison, WI. Milwaukee is on the shores of Lake Michigan, the fifth largest lake in the world where Summerfest, the world's largest music festival and many festivals take place throughout the summer. There is something for everyone in Milwaukee! This position is located in the Inpatient/Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The function of the Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN) is to provide, direct, and supervise the delivery of quality nursing care to a mixed veteran population of varying complexity in the Acute Nursing Care Division. The additional Scope of Practice for the RN on the ICU requires professional competency, cognitive competency, interpersonal skills, and knowledge of critical care patterns of interaction to care for a population of patients at high risk for actual or life-threatening problems. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, and treat a highly vulnerable, unstable, and complex population requiring intense and vigilant nursing care. 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: Variable tours, Night Shift, 8 & 12 hour tours with weekends and holiday rotations. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@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.