Registered Nurse-ICU-Weekend Shift

Experience / Position Requirements:
Must have 2 year in the past 5 years of experience in ICU and a Bachelor's degree
ICU nurses are required to float as needed to other departments including MS, SDU, CLC & Spinal Cord. Floating may be required approx. 80% of the time given current staffing levels. VA tries to limit nurse to patient ratio to 1:4 when floating but in emergency situations may need to push the ratio to 1:5.
All candidates must agree to an in-person Meet & Greet (availability must be submitted with the candidate package – these are held Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays).
Estimated time to fully onboard is 45 days.
Nurses must not have artificial nails, visible tattoos, non-natural colored hair (pink, blue, green, etc.).

ICU candidates must submit a signed attestation that, as needed, they will float between Med Surge, Step Down, SCI, and CLC (template attached to this email)

Orientation:
~ Occurs Every Other Wednesday. The VA will train Wed – Fri and then schedule the next week for shadowing / floating. 3rd week on your own.

Scheduling:
On the 2nd Monday of each month, the VA will open the next month’s schedule. Nurses will have 7 days to fill in their availability. Once closed, the VA will fill in gaps based on need, provider hours, etc.
Nurses must work minimum of 3x12 hour shifts per week. There may be opportunities to work a 4th but not guaranteed.
Nurses must work 4 total weekend shifts per month. Per the VA, that can be every Saturday or two full weekend, however that works out to get to 4 shifts per month.
If a Nurse calls out on a weekend shift, they will automatically be assigned to the following weekend.