Registered Nurse (Resource/Float Pool)

The Float Pool RN provides direct and indirect nursing care to residents and families in the Acute Care Units, Intensive care units, Spinal cord units, polytrauma units, Community Living Center (CLC), Palliative Care/Hospice, and Emergency Department. The Float Pool RN provides nursing care, education, and discharge planning to surgical and non-surgical veterans requiring in-patient admission and/or observation.

The Resource Pool Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care. Duties Include but are not limited to: Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care. Preferred Experience: Minimum of 3-5 Years of Medical Surgical/Medical Oncology, Telemetry Experience1-2 Years of Float Pool Experience PreferredSpinal Cord Injury/Traumatic Brain Injury Care Experience Preferred BLS Certification Required. ACLS Certification 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: Day shift 730am-8pm. Every other weekend & holiday rotation Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.