Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Veterans Health Administration • Madison, WI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department Registered Nurse provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions. Care ranges from basic nursing care to stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures. Emergency nursing practice is independent and collaborative and includes direct care, education, administration, research, consultation, leadership, and advocacy.

The nurse is accountable for all elements of the nursing process: collecting patient information and triaging patients using a five-level system; identifying diagnoses, problems, and concerns; setting expected outcomes and developing individualized plans; implementing plans through care coordination, health teaching, and health promotion; and evaluating progress and adjusting plans as needed. The nurse delegates and supervises basic nursing care provided by licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel, and assists with nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcome utilization.

The position supports evidence-based practice, ongoing evaluation and improvement, constructive peer feedback, professional development, interdisciplinary collaboration, knowledge sharing, and safe, quality care. This is a part-time position at 0.9 FTE, or 36 hours per week and 72 hours per pay period, with PM/NOC scheduling. Telework is unavailable, and this is not a virtual position. The role is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to program eligibility and approval; approved awards may be up to $200,000, with an eligibility period of one to five years. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an eligible nursing education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; an exception may apply to Graduate Nurse Technicians appointed temporarily while pursuing licensure.
• Must meet the education and experience criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level.
• One full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State or territory.
• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified U.S. citizens cannot be recruited.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Must complete required pre-employment screening, onboarding, and application requirements; testing-designated positions require pre-appointment urinalysis.
• Physical ability to perform nursing duties that may involve prolonged walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling.

Nice To Haves

• One year of Emergency Department nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based nursing care to assigned emergency department patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions.
• Provide care ranging from basic nursing care to stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures.
• Triage patients using the five-level triage system to prioritize those requiring more immediate care.
• Complete the nursing process by assessing patients, identifying diagnoses and concerns, establishing expected outcomes, creating individualized plans, implementing care, and evaluating and adjusting plans as needed.
• Coordinate care and provide health teaching and health promotion.
• Delegate and supervise basic nursing care performed by licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, and competency activities, and contribute to quality improvement and outcome utilization.
• Evaluate nursing practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence and participate in strategies to sustain evidence-based practice.
• Provide constructive feedback, share knowledge and educational findings with peers, and support colleagues in delivering safe, quality care.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment for healthcare professionals' development.
• Contribute a professional nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions and collaborate to improve outcomes.
• Question clinical practices to support evidence-based care.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program eligibility, subject to requirements 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.
• 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: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree