Registered Nurse - Inpatient Staff

Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit Registered Nurse (RN)The Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit Registered Nurse (RN) demonstrates leadership and mastery of practice in delivering/providing medical surgical/telemetry nursing care to a wide assortment with medical-surgical diagnoses in an efficient, comprehensive, and continuous patient-driven holistic care through active collaboration, communication and coordination of resources to a variety of patients. The Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry RN performs initial history and assessment, patient teaching/education, Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), and verification of informed consent. Other major duties include: electrocardiogram, intravenous pumps, tube feeding, ceiling lifts, pulse oximetry, glucometer management, telemetry monitoring, and follows appropriate respiratory isolation standards. He/she demonstrates clinical competence and leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others such as patients, their family members/significant other and members of the interdisciplinary team. He/she is self-directed in goal setting, and, in the management of complex patient situations utilizing the nursing process. He/she demonstrates the ability to identify an issue, analyze it, develop and implement interventions. The Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit RN completes initial assessments and reassessments of patient condition and response to treatment. He/she initiates follow-up as needed. He/she promotes the medical center mission, vision and values; complies with Equal Employment Opportunity programs, partnerships, customer service standards and VA policies and procedures. He/she administers prescribed therapies using appropriate judgment; evaluation of therapies is pertinent and timely.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: Full Time, 0730-2000/1530-2400Telework: Not AvailableVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not AuthorizedPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized