Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care - Inpatient Rehab.

Job Title

The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center is recruiting for two Registered Nurse (Acute Care - Inpatient) positions.

Duties

These positions are 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.

The major duties of the Registered Nurse (Acute Care - Inpatient) include, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines
• Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients
• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals
• Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations
• Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level

Preferred Experience: Experience in rehabilitation nursing is preferred

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

07:30 pm - 08:00 am with rotating weekends and holidays

Telework

Not available

Virtual

This is not a virtual position

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

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