RN - Med/Surg

Salem VA Medical Center

At the VA Salem Medical Center, our health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families and their caregivers. Our facility provides routine care management to urgent care for our veterans. Since 1934 the VAMC in Salem has been improving the health and wellness of the men and women who have so proudly served our country from every branch in the United States military. Our health care services have been provided to more than 112,500 veterans living in a 26-county area of southwestern Virginia. 1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153.

The Salem VA Medical Center provides comprehensive health care, which includes addiction and substance abuse care, blind and low vision rehabilitation, COVID-19 vaccines, cardiology, caregiver support, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, homeless Veteran care, infectious disease, LGBTQ+ Veteran care, mental health care, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, optometry, otolaryngology, palliative and hospice care, patient advocates, pharmacy, podiatry, primary care, pulmonary medicine, radiology, rehabilitation and extended care, returning service member care, rheumatology, sleep medicine, social work, spinal cord injury and disorders, suicide prevention, urgent care, urology, vocational rehabilitation and employment programs, whole health and women Veteran care.

Responsibilities (duties include but are not limited to):

• Documenting observations, assessments, and changes in patient's condition
• Collaborating with healthcare team members and other interdisciplinary teams to facilitate positive patient care outcomes
• Providing a full range of nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems
• Accountable for meeting and maintaining the qualification standards and functional statements of the job
• Demonstrates organizational skills which enable completion of work in a timely manner with demonstrated ability to assume a leadership role in a patient-centered program, and
• Establishes effective communication with patients, families, visitors and members of the interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications:

• MedSurg or PACU experience (1 year minimum)
• Med/Surg Certification a plus
• ACLS/BLS required
• Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required Graduate of a professional, accredited nursing program
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia

Terms: 13 weeks with extensions available.