Registered Nurse Transition to Practice Program Resident

Veterans Health Administration • Orlando, FL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Transition to Practice Program Resident focuses on individual growth and development in nursing practice, with increasing levels of self-direction. The new graduate applies nursing principles and theory alongside critical-thinking skills and serves in the role over a 12-month period. The position may be assigned various tours of duty, with flexibility to meet organizational needs. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change of station, are not authorized.

This is an entry-level nursing residency for nurses in their first nursing role after graduating from an accredited prelicensure nursing program. No more than 12 months may elapse between graduation and admission to the residency program. A BSN is preferred. The position requires a current, full, active, and unrestricted nursing registration, subject to the stated graduate nurse technician exception for candidates pursuing licensure.

The role may involve direct patient care and physical activities such as prolonged walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, and kneeling. Safe patient handling and mobility protocols are used. The position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from a professional nursing school approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE when the applicant completed the program, or another qualifying education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Entry-level nurses must be graduates of a CCNE- or ACEN-accredited prelicensure nursing program and be serving in their first nursing role.
• No more than 12 months may elapse between graduation from the prelicensure nursing program and admission into the residency program.
• Meet applicable grade-level education and experience criteria.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants must undergo required drug screening, background/security investigation, onboarding, and pre-employment physical evaluation; influenza vaccination is required for VA health care personnel.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Complete all application requirements in the announcement's Required Documents section.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care using age-specific components.
• Coordinate care with a focus on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Administer medications and perform procedures according to established policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence patient outcomes.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree