Registered Nurse (Inpatient)

Veterans Health Administration • Providence, RI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on the Inpatient Medical/Surgical Unit at the VA Providence Medical Center, providing comprehensive, safe, and effective nursing care to patients receiving inpatient medical-surgical care. The position is full-time and primarily on the night shift, with a possible rotation to evening or day shifts based on medical center needs. Weekend and holiday coverage is required every other weekend and holiday. Telework is unavailable, though a compressed schedule may be available.

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to VHA eligibility requirements and timely application. The program office determines approval, award amount (up to $200,000), and eligibility period (one to five years). Former EDRP participants are not eligible to apply. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position is covered by a special rate and is a bargaining-unit position.

VA offers a total rewards package that includes paid time off, retirement benefits, insurance, and potential performance awards. Applicants must meet federal employment conditions, nursing education and licensure requirements, and applicable credentialing, physical evaluation, background, and onboarding requirements.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education pathways and exceptions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, except for the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the education, experience, and practice-dimension requirements for the grade and level sought; these vary by grade and may include an ADN/diploma, BSN, MSN, or doctoral degree and specified professional nursing experience.
• U.S. citizenship, unless appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Pass the required pre-employment physical evaluation and, if selected, applicable drug testing, background/security investigation, credentialing, and onboarding requirements.
• Meet the seasonal influenza vaccination requirement for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• For foreign nursing education, meet VA requirements for licensure and, where applicable, formal degree-equivalency validation; foreign education used to qualify must be appropriately documented.
• Use education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and meet applicable ACEN or CCNE accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, safe, and effective nursing care to patients admitted to inpatient medical-surgical levels of care.
• Document initial and ongoing patient assessments and plans of care.
• Make timely and accurate assessments of acutely and chronically ill patients.
• Identify and manage life-sustaining physiological functions in unstable patients.
• Recognize normal and abnormal findings and report findings as appropriate.
• Use knowledge and skills related to telemetry, hemodynamics, phlebotomy, basic IVs, and central lines.
• Educate and/or monitor patients regarding procedures, treatments, and discharge information.
• Attend code blues and rapid responses as needed.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), with a potential award of up to $200,000 for eligible applicants approved by the program office.
• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 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.
• 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
• Education Level: Associate degree