Outpatient Registered Nurse - Sheridan, WY
About The Position
Wander Staffing is seeking two (2) Outpatient Registered Nurses (RNs) to provide on-site outpatient nursing care to Veterans at the Sheridan VA Medical Center in Sheridan, Wyoming. The role involves providing direct and indirect nursing care with independent judgment and an interdisciplinary approach, including patient and family history assessment, care planning, reassessment, and revision. Responsibilities include administering medications and IV therapies, interpreting cardiac rhythms, operating emergency equipment, recognizing and initiating life-saving measures, and assisting with procedures. The role also requires assessing intake and output, reviewing lab data, performing skin assessments, and caring for patients with catheters and prostheses. Additionally, RNs will educate patients and families on medications, therapies, and procedures, document understanding, and participate in discharge planning.
Requirements
- Graduate of a state-approved nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE at completion
- Current RN license in any U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or DC
- NPI
- BLS (ACLS also required if assigned to a specialty clinic)
- Minimum one (1) year of direct patient care within the last three (3) years
- VA credentialing and privileging (VetPro) before starting, with ongoing competency review
- Current CEUs
- Physical exam within 30 days before applying for privileges
- Negative TB test (TST or IGRA) within the past year (chest x-ray if positive)
- MMR and varicella immunity
- Tdap
- Annual flu vaccine (or masking)
- Hepatitis B immunity or series started
- Hepatitis C titer
- Bloodborne pathogen training
- Able to pass a Tier 2 (Moderate Risk) background investigation and obtain a VA PIV card
- Eligible to work in the U.S. (E-Verify)
- Not listed on the HHS OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
Responsibilities
- Provide direct and indirect nursing care with independent judgment and an interdisciplinary approach
- Take patient and family history, assess, plan, re-assess, and revise care
- Perform critical care nursing for ICU patients
- Verify and carry out physician orders (verbal orders accepted per facility policy), including medication orders from the previous shift
- Administer medications and IV therapies and document patient response
- Interpret cardiac rhythms
- Operate defibrillators, EKG machines, cardiac monitors, and other emergency equipment
- Know common emergency drugs and the crash cart
- Recognize emergencies, start life-saving measures when no physician is present, and assist with surgical and diagnostic procedures
- Assess intake and output every shift
- Review lab data and records
- Perform skin assessments to prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU)
- Care for patients with catheters and prostheses
- Teach patients and families about medications, therapies, and procedures
- Record patient and family understanding
- Participate in discharge planning
Benefits
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation
- 11 paid federal holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
