Registered Nurse - Inpatient Staff

The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process.The Registered Nurse (RN) 3A Medicine Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry position demonstrates leadership and mastery of practice in delivering/providing medical-surgical/telemetry nursing care to wide assortment of patients with medical-surgical diagnoses in an efficient, comprehensive, and continuous patient-driven holistic care approach through active collaboration, communication and coordination of resources.The Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry RN performs initial histories and assessments, patient teaching/education, Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) entry, and verification of informed consent. Other major duties include: electrocardiograms, intravenous pumps, tube feeding, ceiling lifts, pulse oximetry, glucometer management, telemetry monitoring, and adhering to appropriate respiratory isolation standards. He/she demonstrates clinical competence and leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others such as patients, their family members/significant others, and members of the interdisciplinary team. He/she is self-directed in goal setting, and in the management of complex patient situations utilizing the nursing process. He/she demonstrates the ability to identify an issue, analyze it, and develop and implement interventions. The Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit RN completes initial assessments and reassessments of patient conditions and responses to treatment. He/she initiates follow-up as needed. The RN promotes the medical center mission, vision and values, complies with Equal Employment Opportunity programs, partnerships, customer service standards and VA policies and procedures. He/she administers prescribed therapies using appropriate judgment; evaluation of therapies is pertinent and timelyVA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total RewardsPay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awardsPaid 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 VAInsurance: 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 territoryWork Schedule: Day/Evening; 7:30am--12amCompressed/Flexible: AuthorizedTelework: Not AuthorizedVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not AuthorizedPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized