Registered Nurse - Acute Care Inpatient

Veterans Health Administration • Milwaukee, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Staff/Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse provides, directs, and supervises quality nursing care for a veteran population with varying levels of complexity within the Acute Care Inpatient Nursing Division on 6CN. The nurse is accountable for all elements of the nursing process while providing or supervising direct patient care. The role includes delivering holistic care that addresses patients’ biopsychosocial needs and applying knowledge of aging-related changes and adult and geriatric development principles. The nurse is also expected to interact courteously with customers, protect confidential information, work safely, follow infection-control and equipment-operation procedures, and apply Medical Center Performance Improvement principles to professional practice. Other duties may be assigned.

The position is not telework or virtual. The work schedule is day shift, with 8- and 12-hour tours, including weekends and holidays. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. Applicants must meet VA employment conditions, including applicable citizenship, background, identification, physical evaluation, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements. A probationary period may apply.

The position requires English proficiency, qualifying professional nursing education, and current, full, active, unrestricted nursing registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. The posting describes grade assignments from Nurse I through Nurse III, with education and experience criteria varying by grade. A Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception may be available to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from a professional nursing school meeting the stated accreditation or education-equivalency 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 eligible Graduate Nurse Technician exception is described for candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education and, where applicable, specialized professional nursing experience criteria for the assigned grade and level.
• Meet applicable VA employment conditions, including U.S. citizenship subject to the stated exception, background/security investigation, and pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
• The position may require completion of a probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Provide, direct, and supervise quality nursing care to veterans with varying levels of complexity.
• Be responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care.
• Interact appropriately and courteously with internal and external customers.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient and employee data across electronic, verbal, and written formats.
• Work safely and adhere to infection-control procedures and proper equipment-operation guidelines.
• Apply Medical Center Performance Improvement principles to enhance professional practice.
• Provide holistic care addressing biopsychosocial needs and apply knowledge of aging-related changes and adult and geriatric growth and development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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.
• Regular salary increases and potential performance awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree