Registered Nurse - Critical Care

Registered Nurse - Critical Care Positions

The National Tele-Critical Care Program is hiring for Registered Nurse - Critical Care positions. The national hub is located at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. There are two vacancies and the possible locations are: Ann Arbor - Michigan; Baltimore - Maryland; Bronx - New York; Cincinnati - Ohio; Gainesville - Florida; Minneapolis - Minnesota; Sepulveda - California; Smyrna - Georgia; and Richmond - Virginia. Only (to select Sepulveda - California please choose duty location of Los Angeles County).

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
• Upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
• OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
• Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
• Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
• Grade Determinations: The following Scope - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade
• The Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment:

Preferred Experience: Five years minimum of adult critical care bedside nursing experience required for this position

Physical Requirements: Physical requirements are those physical - mental and emotional capabilities and characteristics that are essential for successful job performance

Physical requirements must be clearly supported by the actual duties of the position and documented in the position description or functional statement - and supported by studies or evaluations establishing physical requirements is job-related to the occupations

An applicant or employee may not be disqualified arbitrarily on the basis of physical requirements or other criteria that do not relate specifically to performance of the duties of a specific position.

Duties

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills
• 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
• Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team
• Provides care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering - assessment - appropriate nursing judgment - and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding - health teaching - health counseling - provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being
• Uses the nursing process in delivering safe care
• Accurately documents care of patients and safeguards patient privacy and confidentiality
• Provides care in a non-judgmental - non-discriminatory manner - respecting the values of members of all cultures
• Provides care in a safe and cost-effective manner
• Seeks opportunities to acquire and develop basic skills
• Communicates with the patient National Tele-Critical Care (TCC) Program Office and health care providers regarding patient care
• Establishes professional relationships with peers
• Seeks out colleagues for mutual information sharing and describes the quality improvement process - roles - and responsibility - and identifies quality improvement activities on the unit
• Assists in identifying problem areas in nursing practice
• Collects and analyzes patient and family data for the purpose of assessment - diagnosis - and management
• Efficiently assembles a focused assessment of physiological - psychological - and medical record data
• Uses critical thinking skills in diagnosing clinical problems and in defining interventions
• Re-evaluates prior diagnoses and care plans at appropriate intervals in accordance with expected individual patient outcomes
• Prioritizes clinical problems accurately and in a timely manner
• Uses clinical decision support tools in determining evidence-based practices for clinical problems
• Responds to routine - urgent - and emergent patient problems appropriately by demonstrating effective decision-making

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: Variable Work Schedule (6) 12 Hour Shifts of 6:30pm-07:00am CST and (1) 8 Hour Shift of 10:30pm-07:00am CST in a 2-week period for a total of 80 Hours
• Occasional holidays and weekends
• Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.