Critical Care Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Tulsa, OK

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Critical Care Registered Nurse provides competent, evidence-based nursing care to assigned patients, including acutely or critically ill patients at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems, regardless of the care setting. The nurse provides high-intensity care and vigilance, refines assessment skills, and integrates information from invasive and noninvasive monitoring technology. The role requires experience with the situations in which the nurse is expected to perform, along with theoretical knowledge, strong critical thinking, and technically skilled practice.

The nurse evaluates practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence and participates in activities and strategies that sustain evidence-based practice. The nurse coordinates care across the continuum, with a focus on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction, and administers medications and procedures according to established policies and guidelines.

The position is not telework-eligible or virtual. The work schedule is either 6:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m. or 6:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., determined at selection, with rotating days off. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized. The position may qualify for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to eligibility and approval; former participants are ineligible to apply.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an eligible equivalent pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered-nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a limited Graduate Nurse Technician temporary-appointment exception is described.
• Meet the applicable education and experience criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to background and security investigation; selected applicants must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• The nurse must be able to perform the position's physical duties, which may include prolonged walking, standing, and sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending or kneeling, and assisting patients using safe patient-handling and mobility protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of ICU experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to acutely or critically ill patients at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems, regardless of the nursing-care setting.
• Provide high-intensity care and vigilance, refining assessment skills and integrating data from invasive and noninvasive monitoring technology.
• Evaluate practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence.
• Participate in activities and strategies to sustain evidence-based practice.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Administer medications and perform procedures according to established policies and guidelines.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program student-loan reimbursement may be available for eligible applicants, with awards up to $200,000 and an eligibility period of one to five years, subject to program review and approval.
• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and a federal 401(k), with VA contributions up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term-life, and long-term-care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree