Registered Nurse - Surgical Service Line - PACU/ASU/SDPU

Registered Nurse (RN)

The Registered Nurse (RN) assigned to the Same Day Procedure Unit (SDPU), Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and Ambulatory Surgical Unit (ASU) provides comprehensive perioperative nursing care across the patient care continuum. Responsibilities include pre-procedure assessments and education, verification of required documentation and testing, medication administration, intravenous therapy, patient preparation for surgery or procedures, post-anesthesia monitoring, recovery assessment, pain management, discharge planning, and patient/family education.

The RN collaborates closely with anesthesia providers, surgeons, and interdisciplinary team members to ensure safe, high-quality patient care before, during, and after procedures. The position requires expertise in recognizing and responding to changes in patient condition, monitoring recovery from anesthesia and sedation, and ensuring compliance with all documentation requirements.

The incumbent maintains current knowledge of American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) standards, applicable VHA/CHA directives, and local service operating procedures. This role is responsible for timely, accurate, and comprehensive documentation in the electronic health record and may include on-call responsibilities as required.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Applies clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes within the immediate practice setting.
• Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting.
• Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting.
• Applies patient, family, and caregiver knowledge, values, and beliefs into care delivery without judgement or discrimination.
• Serves as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, improving outcomes for the immediate practice setting.
• Serves as a resource for patients, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE values to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes.

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

Preferred Experience: BSN, 2-3 years critical care experience.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Compressed/Flexible: Available.

Telework: Not Authorized.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.