Registered Nurse (Emergency Department)

Veterans Health Administration • Indianapolis, IN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, is recruiting an Emergency Department Registered Nurse. The nurse provides urgent and emergent care to patients with acute, chronic, medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions, ranging from basic nursing interventions to stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures. The role includes developing and implementing care plans, coordinating care, providing health teaching and promotion, evaluating patient outcomes, and adjusting plans as needed. The nurse also contributes clinical leadership and innovative approaches to complex care, collaborates on policies and clinical guidelines, evaluates evidence-based practice changes, and may serve as a direct care provider, educator, administrator, researcher, consultant, leader, and patient advocate.

This is a full-time position with six 12-hour overnight shifts (7:30 p.m.–8:00 a.m.) and one 8-hour overnight shift (11:30 p.m.–8:00 a.m.) per pay period. Weekend and holiday shifts rotate. Compressed or flexible scheduling is available; telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Applicants must meet VA nursing education and licensure requirements, including graduation from an appropriately accredited nursing program or an applicable alternative pathway, and current, full, active, unrestricted RN registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Grade assignment depends on the applicable education, experience, and scope criteria for Nurse I through Nurse III. Employment conditions include U.S. citizenship subject to the stated exception, background and security investigation, pre-employment testing and physical evaluation, and participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from a professional nursing program meeting the stated accreditation or applicable alternative education requirements.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; an applicable Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception is described.
• Meet the education and professional nursing experience criteria for the applicable Nurse I, Nurse II, or Nurse III grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Selected applicants are subject to urinalysis for illegal drug use, a background/security investigation, and a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Complete the online onboarding process and all application requirements in the Required Documents section.
• Participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• One year of RN experience in an Emergency Department or Urgent Care is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent and emergent nursing care to patients with acute, chronic, medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions.
• Deliver care ranging from basic interventions to patient stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures.
• Implement care plans, coordinate care, and provide health teaching and health promotion.
• Evaluate progress toward expected goals and outcomes and adjust care plans as necessary.
• Demonstrate leadership, advanced clinical experience, and innovative approaches in managing complex patient care.
• Collaborate in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.
• Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Function as a direct care provider, educator, administrator, researcher, consultant, leader, and patient advocate, independently and collaboratively.
• Provide constructive feedback to peers to support professional growth and performance improvement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 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 and 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree