Registered Nurse- MedSurg

Veterans Health Administration • Des Moines, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Staff Registered Nurse works in the Med/Surg Unit at the Des Moines, Iowa VA, providing competent, evidence-based care to patients and overseeing licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants. The RN also assists with nursing education, orientation, competency development, and quality improvement.

The nurse applies the nursing process in providing and supervising direct patient care, performs ongoing assessments, identifies changes in patient condition, and provides appropriate interventions. The role includes administering medications and procedures, providing protocol-based IV infusions and nurse-driven titration, responding effectively to emergencies, and maintaining complete and current patient records. The nurse works independently to organize and delegate care and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to achieve quality outcomes in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.

The position is part-time at 0.9 FTE, working nights from 1930 to 0800, with alternating weekends and holidays. Compressed or flexible scheduling, telework, and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized. The VA describes its Whole Health approach as supporting personalized health plans through healing relationships and environments and connection to the Veteran’s community.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education and bridge-program exceptions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a Graduate Nurse Technician exception is described for eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the applicable education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements, subject to the stated VA policy exception for non-citizens.
• Selected applicants are subject to pre-employment urinalysis for illegal drug use, a background/security investigation, and completion of online onboarding and identification requirements.
• Comply with the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must meet Selective Service registration requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Med/Surg experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based patient care in the Med/Surg Unit.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants.
• Assist with nursing education, orientation, competency development, and quality improvement.
• Administer medications and perform procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Manage competing priorities.
• Perform all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care.
• Conduct ongoing assessments, note changes in patient condition, and provide appropriate interventions.
• Provide IV drug infusions and nurse-driven medication titration according to protocols and procedures.
• Recognize emergency situations and take effective action.
• Maintain detailed, current, and comprehensive documentation in patient and other pertinent records.
• Independently assign, organize, and delegate assessed needs to interdisciplinary team members and peers.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes and provide quality care based on established standards, policies, and procedures.

Benefits

• 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