Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Opportunities

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurses to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to our nation's Veterans. As a VA RN, you will play a vital role in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for a diverse patient population. You will work within an interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote health, prevent disease, and manage acute and chronic health conditions.

Primary responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

• Provide direct and indirect patient care, ensuring adherence to established nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments, identify patient needs, and develop individualized care plans in collaboration with the healthcare team, Veterans, and their families.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed, monitor patient responses, and take appropriate action in accordance with VA guidelines.
• Educate Veterans and their families on health conditions, medications, treatment plans, and self-care strategies to promote optimal health outcomes.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough electronic health records (EHR) documentation.
• Utilize critical thinking skills to anticipate and respond to changes in patient conditions, initiating appropriate interventions and escalating concerns as necessary.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to ensure coordinated and holistic patient care.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and infection control practices.
• Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring ethical considerations and Veterans' rights are respected.
• Engage in continuous professional development and participate in quality improvement initiatives.

We are recruiting for the following specialties:

• Critical Care (ICU, SICU, Recovery, OR): Manages complex patient cases requiring advanced monitoring, life support, and rapid intervention.
• Outpatient (Primary Care, CBOC, Mental Health): Focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, chronic disease management, and patient education in clinics.
• Inpatient (Med/Surg, Mental Health, CLC): Provides direct care for hospitalized Veterans, managing a variety of medical, surgical, or psychiatric conditions.
• Emergency Room (ER): Provides rapid assessment and treatment for patient's presenting with acute, life threatening, or urgent medical, surgical and psychiatric conditions, in a fast-paced environment.

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: Multiple Schedules - Full-time. Subject to change based on agency needs.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

EDRP: Authorized: Position(s) listed under this Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) MAY be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. Applicants selected for an EDRP-eligible position will be notified in their conditional job offer. The selectee must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit an EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval, award amount (up to $200,000), and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.