Registered Nurse - Progressive Care

Job Title

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide individualized, complex, patient care for critically ill patients, consistent with diagnoses, standards of scope of practice, which may include the following:
• Cardiac monitoring and EKG interpretation
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Identify potential crisis situations and respond appropriately in emergent situations using standard ACLS guidelines.
• Initiate referrals and/or consultations as appropriate to achieve an interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Function independently when performing more complex treatments, procedures and advanced technologies specific to the scope of care in the Telemetry Unit.
• Perform procedures within his/her scope of practice and the unit based competencies.
• Promote and provide health care teaching to patients and significant others.
• Complete admission assessment on assigned patients within 24 hours of admission.
• Conduct reassessments every shift and PRN to determine rapidly changing conditions.
• Transcribe physician's orders per policy.
• Complete patient care plans according to policy.
• Document vital signs and assessments using CPRS/approved format.
• Document medications using BCMA (Bar Code Medication Administration).
• Plan for discharge/transfer including completion of discharge/transfer note.
• Function competently as a charge nurse making patient assignments and communicating shift report.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage the daily routine operations related to patient care (delegate, supervise, troubleshoot, and evaluate).
• Participate in clinical supervision of nursing staff, nursing students, and new hires through modeling and communication objectives and expected competencies of orientee's and students.
• The Telemetry Unit operates 24/7, 365 days a year, requiring consistent staffing coverage- including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be capable of managing the care of telemetry patients and accountable for supporting scheduling needs to ensure safe and appropriate staffing levels.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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: Full-Time, Rotating Shifts (Including Nights, Days, Weekends, and Holidays)

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs