Registered Nurse - PTSD Domiciliary

Job Title

Registered Nurse

Duties

The primary responsibilities of this Registered Nurse may vary by assignment. Those duties may include but not limited to:

• Deliver professional practice using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) with general supervision.
• Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks ensuring assigned delegated tasks are completed by team members.
• Provide Veteran/patient driven care by optimizing the patient experience, satisfaction, and/or safety for assigned patients.
• Communicate and collaborate as an effective member of the interprofessional team, demonstrating progression from team member to team leader.
• Establish a therapeutic relationship, allowing the patient to achieve optimal function through assessment and treatment of their health enhancing the patient experience, satisfaction, and/or safety.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate confidently with members of the healthcare team and demonstrate professional behaviors that promotes cooperation and teamwork.
• Seeks knowledge and learning opportunities that support current nursing practice and self-evaluation.
• Applies evidence-based practice/research, considering patient preferences to improve quality of care and resource utilization for assigned patients.
• Seek out new learning opportunities and share evidence-based practice/research with peers to improve patient care.

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: 12-hour night shift

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized