Registered Nurse, Shift Supervisor

Veterans Health Administration • Muskogee, OK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse of the Day (NOD) is a skilled nurse who provides facility-wide nursing leadership and serves as the nursing expert at all hours to support and facilitate emergency medical care. The role includes managing staffing and resources during weekends, holidays, and after-hours tours when nursing management or leadership is absent. The NOD collaborates with the Administrative Officer of the Day and interdisciplinary team members on patient care and emergency decisions, reports program outcomes to nursing leadership, identifies escalating medical crises and environmental concerns, and guides staff using professional standards, evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and services.

The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System is an accredited Level 1c complexity system that includes a 61-bed hospital in Muskogee and six community-based outpatient clinics in Tulsa, Bartlesville, Claremore, Vinita, McAlester, and Idabel. A new Veterans Hospital in Tulsa received federal funding approval in 2021.

The position is scheduled from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday through Tuesday, with alternating Saturdays. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as 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 an eligible equivalent education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the applicable education and experience criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements, subject to the stated policy exception for non-citizens.
• Selected applicants are subject to pre-employment drug testing, background/security investigation, and onboarding requirements.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Physical ability to perform nursing duties that may involve prolonged walking, standing, or sitting; moderate lifting; repeated bending or kneeling; and use of safe patient-handling and mobility protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of critical care experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct employees, staff units, and allocate resources during weekends, holidays, and after-hours tours when nursing management or leadership is absent.
• Collaborate with the Administrative Officer of the Day and interdisciplinary team members on ongoing patient care and emergency situations.
• Provide programmatic outcomes to nursing leadership to support improvements to organizational processes and patient care delivery.
• Identify escalating medical crises and environmental factors in patient care areas, and allocate staffing resources to meet Veterans’ care needs.
• Guide, develop, and support staff using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and services.

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: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree