Float Pool RN (Night Shift)

Veterans Health Administration • Madison, WI

8h

About The Position

The Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. The nurse helps direct nursing education, orientation, and competency activities, and provides consultation related to quality improvement and outcomes utilization.

The role demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care across patient care areas included in Resource Pool assignments. The RN evaluates practice using current evidence, provides constructive feedback and professional support to peers, contributes a nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions, and collaborates to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The nurse shares knowledge and educational findings, questions clinical practices to promote evidence-based care, supports an evidence-based-practice culture, and identifies care and cultural disparities between assigned units for reporting through Shared Governance and management.

The work schedule consists of PM/NOC 8- and 12-hour shifts, with tours starting at 1900 or 2300, at 0.9 FTE or 72 hours per pay period. Telework, relocation or recruitment incentives, and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an approved school of professional nursing accredited by ACEN or CCNE, or qualifying education under the stated bridge-program or foreign-education provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN registration in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education and experience criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Pass a pre-employment physical examination.
• Submit to required urinalysis drug screening, background/security investigation, and online onboarding; selected applicants must comply with the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Male applicants born after 12/31/1959 must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• BSN or higher.
• Experience in various clinical settings, such as medical-surgical units, intensive care units, emergency departments, outpatient clinics, and other specialized areas.
• 2–3 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive patient care.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle a diverse workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, and competency activities.
• Provide quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation.
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care across assigned Resource Pool patient care areas.
• Evaluate practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence.
• Provide peers with informal, constructive feedback and support their professional development.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment for healthcare professionals.
• Contribute a professional nursing perspective to interdisciplinary team discussions.
• Collaborate with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.
• Share knowledge, educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers to support safe, quality nursing care.
• Question clinical practices to promote evidence-based care and participate in strategies that sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.
• Identify care and cultural disparities between assigned units and report them through the Shared Governance Structure and management.

Benefits

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

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