Registered Nurse-Inpatient Staff

Veterans Health Administration • Louisville, KY

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Robley Rex VA Healthcare System in Louisville, Kentucky is recruiting an Inpatient Staff Registered Nurse for its Med-Surg/Hospice 5N service. The nurse provides complex patient care and demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing that care. The role includes contributing to program- or service-level outcomes and improving care for groups of patients.

The nurse collaborates on developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and guidelines; shares knowledge and provides constructive feedback to colleagues; and fosters a safe, supportive environment for healthcare professionals. The nurse evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.

The work schedule is 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., consisting of three 12-hour shifts per week and one 8-hour shift every other week (compressed tour, 80/80 hours). Telework is unavailable, and this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change-of-station benefits, are not authorized.

Requirements

• Demonstrate proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or meet the stated alternative education provisions for eligible bridge-program or foreign-educated applicants.
• Hold current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to qualifying candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, nursing experience, and dimension criteria for the applicable VA nurse grade and level.
• Be a U.S. citizen, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified U.S. citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Complete required pre-employment drug screening, background/security investigation, onboarding, and identification requirements.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements, if applicable.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program and complete annual Employee Health requirements, including influenza vaccination and TB screening or testing.
• Pass a required pre-placement physical examination and be physically, mentally, and emotionally fit to perform the duties.
• Have visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity; be able to walk, stand, stoop, sit, bend, pull, and push for potentially long periods; and lift at least 50 pounds.
• Be able to transfer patients and objects and use protective clothing when exposed to isolation or operative/invasive situations.
• Be able to work effectively in stressful situations, shift priorities according to organizational needs, and respond appropriately to potentially combative patients.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in critical care or an inpatient care setting.
• Experience caring for patients of varying ages with multiple acute and chronic healthcare conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide and manage complex inpatient patient care using leadership, experience, and creative approaches.
• Collaborate in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Demonstrate performance and leadership that improve care for groups of patients.
• Provide peers with formal or informal constructive feedback to support improvement.
• Share knowledge with colleagues and nurses to support safe, quality nursing care.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment that encourages healthcare professionals' development.
• Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Be responsible for documented outcomes at the program or service level.

Benefits

• 50 days of paid time off annually: 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 VA contributions up to 5%.
• 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree