Emergency Department Registered Nurse -PM Shift

Veterans Health Administration • Hines, IL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department provides urgent and emergent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions. Nursing care ranges from basic care to stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures. The role demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex patient care. The nurse assesses and triages patients using a five-level triage system, identifies expected outcomes, and develops collaborative, individualized plans of care. The position also supports colleagues, contributes to professional development, and evaluates evidence-based practice changes and outcomes.

This is a full-time position with a compressed schedule. Each two-week pay period consists of six 12-hour tours from 11:30 a.m. to midnight and one 8-hour tour from either 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. to midnight, depending on unit needs. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying nursing education as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to qualifying candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned grade and level, as detailed in the announcement.
• U.S. citizenship, except where non-citizens may be appointed under VA policy.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Complete required background/security investigation and onboarding requirements; selected applicants in testing-designated positions are subject to pre-employment urinalysis.
• Register for Selective Service if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Be able to meet the physical demands of walking, bending, stooping, some lifting in direct patient care, and potentially extended periods of sitting.

Nice To Haves

• ACLS certification.
• BLS certification.
• Three to five years of Emergency Department experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• CEN, TNCC, or ENTEP.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent and emergent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions, from basic care through stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures.
• Collaborate in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Support colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
• Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Document outcomes at the program or service level.
• Assess patients by collecting pertinent data or information, including triaging patients using the five-level system to prioritize those requiring more immediate care.
• Identify expected outcomes and develop a collaborative, individualized plan for each patient.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• Up to 50 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• 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: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree