Registered Nurse

Short Stay RnThe short stay RN is an RN who will utilize the nursing process and evidence based practice in order to develop individual plans of care for veterans in the short stay unit. The RN is a key member of the multidisciplinary team. The RN is responsible for patient advocacy, collaboration, with other team members, promoting effective communication and ethical practice. The RN functions within their scope of practice to provide high quality direct patient care to patients such as medical/surgical type patients, pre-/post-operative surgical patients, veterans receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy, skilled rehabilitation, etc. The RN in collaboration with the veteran and family members builds a care plan that meets the needs of the veteran. Additional duties as assigned. Performs other duties as assigned. This position is located at Lebanon VA Medical Center within geriatrics and extended care.VA 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: 3pm-11pm with every other weekend and every other holidayTelework: Not availableVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorizedPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized