Registered Nurse - Inpatient Medicine/Telemetry

Veterans Health Administration • Minneapolis, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides inpatient medicine and telemetry nursing care to Veterans. The 3L RN uses sound clinical judgment and independent decision-making based on nursing-care standards. Care spans recovery from diagnosis and treatment through health promotion, recovery, or peaceful death. The nurse detects emergencies promptly, prevents complications, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, educates patients and families to support self-care, health maintenance, and rehabilitation, and facilitates discharge from acute care.

The position includes interpreting continuous telemetry monitoring (training may be provided upon hire), managing and teaching diabetes care, caring for gastric, intestinal, and/or percutaneous drainage and feeding tubes, administering and monitoring medications, and providing advanced vascular access care and maintenance. The nurse facilitates home-care referrals and rehabilitation recommendations, collaborates with disciplines including Social Work, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Laboratory, and supports patient and caregiver education. The role also maintains skills in preventing and managing disruptive behavior (training may be provided upon hire) and promotes evidence-based practices and nurse-sensitive indicators, including falls prevention, hospital-associated infection prevention, medication-error prevention, safe patient handling, and skin safety.

The position supports the VA Midwest Health Care Network’s Whole Health System, which aims to empower Veterans to take charge of their health and well-being through personalized health plans, healing relationships and environments, and connection to the Veteran’s community. The role is not eligible for telework and is not virtual. The schedule is full-time, with varying day and night shifts and rotating holidays and weekends.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying foreign nursing education as specified in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Education and experience meeting the applicable VA Nurse grade and level criteria. Requirements vary by grade and may include an ADN or nursing diploma, BSN, MSN or related master's degree, doctoral degree, and specialized professional nursing experience.
• U.S. citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants must undergo required background/security investigation and pre-employment physical evaluation; applicants in testing-designated positions are subject to pre-employment urinalysis.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Selected applicants may be required to serve a probationary period and complete the online onboarding process.
• Meet applicable application and pre-employment documentation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Interpret continuous telemetry monitoring for patients.
• Manage diabetes and provide diabetes education.
• Manage gastric, intestinal, and/or percutaneous drainage and feeding tubes.
• Administer and monitor medications.
• Provide advanced vascular access care and maintenance.
• Facilitate home-care referrals and rehabilitation recommendations to support ongoing Veteran needs.
• Collaborate with Social Work, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Laboratory, and other disciplines.
• Facilitate patient and caregiver education and support.
• Maintain skills in prevention and management of disruptive behavior.
• Promote evidence-based best practices and nurse-sensitive indicators, including falls prevention, hospital-associated infection prevention, medication-error prevention, safe patient handling, and skin safety.
• Detect emergency conditions promptly and prevent complications associated with disease and disorder.
• Perform required diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Educate patients and families to improve self-care abilities, health maintenance, and rehabilitation.
• Facilitate discharge from the acute care setting.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to eligibility and approval, with an award of up to $200,000 and an eligibility period of one to five years.
• 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 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
• Education Level: Associate degree