Registered Nurse (Polytrauma Rehabilitation)

Veterans Health Administration • San Antonio, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This Registered Nurse position is located at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The Polytrauma Rehabilitation RN provides competent, evidence-based nursing care and manages complex patient care for Veterans and Active Duty Service members. The role requires leadership, experience, and creative approaches to supporting patients with complex healthcare needs.

Duties and scope vary by grade and level. Responsibilities may include providing fundamental inpatient nursing care; assessing patient needs and evaluating responses; supporting nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization; coordinating safe transitions with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams; independently planning and delivering care for patients with complex needs; organizing and prioritizing care; directing staff and coordinating care; educating and mentoring colleagues and students; and supporting evidence-based performance improvement.

At the Nurse III level, the RN provides leadership in complex patient management beyond the immediate practice setting and collaborates on the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve care for groups of patients.

The position has rotating shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, and requires flexibility. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying foreign nursing education with required equivalency documentation.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; an eligible Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply.
• Meet the education and experience requirements for the assigned grade and level; requirements vary by grade and may include an ADN or nursing diploma, BSN, MSN, doctoral degree, and specified professional or specialized nursing experience.
• Work rotating shifts that may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays; flexibility is required.
• Meet applicable federal employment conditions, including U.S. citizenship unless an exception applies, background/security investigation, and required onboarding and influenza vaccination requirements.
• A pre-employment or post-employment physical examination may be required depending on organizational needs.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN).
• Recent acute rehabilitation experience.
• Current bedside nursing experience of two or more years.
• Recent medical-surgical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide fundamental inpatient nursing care using the nursing process, assess patient needs, and evaluate responses to care.
• Assist with nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
• Partner with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to promote effective and safe transitions across the healthcare continuum.
• Plan and deliver technically competent care for patients with complex needs in alignment with ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Manage patient care by organizing and prioritizing needs and ensuring assigned tasks are completed.
• Direct staff and coordinate care, including functioning as an emerging leader or charge nurse.
• Provide and direct Veteran/patient-driven care that supports patient experience, satisfaction, and safety.
• Educate colleagues and students, mentor staff, and support evidence-based performance improvement.
• Provide constructive feedback, support professional development, share knowledge and educational findings, and contribute a nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions.
• Question clinical practices and participate in strategies that sustain evidence-based practice.
• Collaborate in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve care for groups of patients.

Benefits

• 50 days of paid time off per year, comprising 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