Registered Nurse - Spinal Cord Injury

<p>The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction. Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments. Seeks guidance in how to improve care provided to patients and families.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Spinal Cord Injury RN assumes the following major duties and responsibilities: 1. Provides and supervises direct patient care. 2. Adheres to hospital policies, procedures, and standards of practice. 3. Competent in all the Spinal Cord Injury Universal Core requirements that include but are not limited to competency in psychomotor skills, cognitive and affective skills. 4. Competent in recognizing and managing Autonomic Dysreflexia. 5. Performs procedures or seeks help when needed, such as IV insertion, blood transfusions, urinary catheter insertion and care. 6. Safely and effectively uses equipment required for patient care. Reports equipment in need of repair. 7. Assesses the patient's learning needs, learning preference, and readiness to learn. Modifies teaching approach based on knowledge of human behavior, motivations, and reactions to situations. 8. Initiates and implements an interdisciplinary plan of care based on assessments. 9. Uses required Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and the Bar-Code Medication Administration (BCMA) software per policy. 10. Evaluates and documents patient response to interventions and patients and families in educational needs and discharge planning. 11. Provides leadership in establishing goals, evaluating the plan of care, and in discharge planning. 12. Organizes and completes own assignments in a safe and timely manner, assisting team members as necessary. 13. Manages problems safely and effectively, recognizing his/her scope of practice. 14. Demonstrates grade-appropriate and consistent critical thinking skills. 15. Demonstrates compliance with infection control practices, such as hand washing and wearing of appropriate personal equipment. 16. Maintains knowledge and understanding of accreditation standards such as the Joint Commission, Ascellon, and CARF requirements and ensures compliance. 17. Performs other duties as assigned. Preferred Experience: 1 year of Spinal Cord Injury or Rehabilitation experience preferred 2 years of RN experience preferred. 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: 0700-1930 or 1900-0730 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing accredited by one of the following accrediting organizations at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.