Registered Nurse - Spinal Cord Injury & Disorder

<p>The Registered Nurse (RN) is a proficient clinician who uses strong critical-thinking and decision-making skills to manage complex care. They enhance practice through effective teamwork and problem-solving, and provide leadership by planning long-term goals that guide unit operations and resource use. They consistently deliver and improve holistic care aligned with VA standards.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Registered Nurse delivers care and provides counseling aimed at promoting health, preventing illness, and supporting recovery. Using the nursing process, the nurse gathers information, assesses patient needs, exercises clinical judgment, and evaluates patient responses to actual or potential health problems. Their work includes identifying health issues, teaching and counseling patients, delivering supportive or restorative care, and carrying out medical treatments and medication orders from authorized providers. The nurse's primary responsibility is always to the patient, whether that is an individual, family, group, or community. Duties include but not limited to the following: Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. Delivers safe care to assigned patients, while developing technical competencies. Safely and effectively uses patient care equipment. Implements physician's/provider's orders in a timely and complete manner. Completes initial assessment of patient condition and response to treatment and initiates follow-up as needed. Evaluates and documents patient response to interventions and progress towards attainment of goals and expected outcomes. 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: 24/7 Rotating Holidays and Weekends, Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP: Not Authorized 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.