Registered Nurse - 3 North Medical/Surgical

Veterans Health Administration • West Roxbury, MA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Inpatient) works in Nursing, 3 North, Acute Care Service Line at the VA Boston Healthcare System’s West Roxbury location. This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week on the night shift, including weekends and holidays. Compressed or flexible scheduling is available; telework and virtual work are not available.

The nurse provides patient-centered inpatient care by building therapeutic relationships and helping patients attain, maintain, or regain optimal function. The role involves incorporating patients’ and caregivers’ knowledge, values, beliefs, and preferences into care planning and shared decisions, while communicating effectively and working collaboratively with internal and external customers. The nurse also participates in unit education, continuing education, professional competency development, evidence-based practice, and performance-improvement activities.

The position requires graduation from an appropriately accredited professional nursing program and current, full, active, unrestricted nursing registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. The announcement describes grade assignments from Nurse I through Nurse III, with education and experience qualifications varying by grade. Applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English and physically able to perform the duties. VA offers competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential performance awards, paid leave, federal retirement benefits, and federal insurance programs.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from a professional nursing school accredited by ACEN or CCNE, or an applicable qualifying nursing education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be possible for otherwise qualified candidates pursuing licensure.
• Education and experience appropriate to the assigned grade, as detailed for Nurse I through Nurse III in the announcement.
• Ability to physically perform the duties satisfactorily.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Pass required pre-employment screening, including a physical evaluation; applicants selected for testing-designated positions are subject to urinalysis.
• Meet applicable Selective Service registration, background/security investigation, onboarding, identification, credentialing, and application-document requirements.
• Participation in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Education used to qualify must be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign education requires the documentation described in the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Establish therapeutic relationships and assess and treat patients to help them attain, maintain, or regain optimal function.
• Engage patients, families, and other caregivers in care planning, incorporating their knowledge, values, and beliefs without judgment or discrimination.
• Use positive, effective communication and professional behaviors to promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.
• Participate in unit-based educational activities and continuing education requirements.
• Maintain competency and support personal and professional growth.
• Apply evidence-based practice and research to patient care.
• Participate in unit-based activities to improve care delivery and cost effectiveness.
• Demonstrate knowledge of unit-level performance-improvement activities.
• Incorporate patient preferences into shared care-delivery decisions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 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.
• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.

What This Job Offers

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