Float Pool Intermittent Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Kansas City, MO

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The Kansas City VA Medical Center is recruiting an intermittent Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN). The RN provides competent, evidence-based nursing care to assigned patients across multiple care settings and provides oversight of licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate. The role also supports nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes-utilization consultation.

Float Pool RNs rotate among the Emergency Department, four Med-Surg/Telemetry units, inpatient mental health, the DOM-SUD 21-day outpatient alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation program, and intensive care units. When assigned to an ICU, Float Pool RNs care for Med-Surg/Telemetry overflow patients only. Assignments vary according to census, acuity, and staffing needs; extended placements may be made to support long-term staffing. The position requires adaptability across patient populations and care environments, physical stamina, and scheduling flexibility. Care is expected to align with VA I CARE values.

The position is intermittent (PRN), with no telework or virtual work available. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. Benefits may include health insurance and flexible spending accounts for employees expected to work more than 130 hours per month for 90 days; eligibility depends on the position and hours worked. VA offers competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an eligible nursing education pathway as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN registration in a U.S. State, territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; qualifying Graduate Nurse Technicians may be considered under the stated temporary appointment exception while pursuing licensure.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified U.S. citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants must undergo a pre-employment drug test, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation; refusal to complete drug testing results in denial of employment.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Selected applicants must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification for employment requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Applicants may be required to serve a probationary period and must complete the application requirements described in the announcement.
• Meet the applicable education, experience, and grade-level requirements for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Physical stamina and flexibility in scheduling are required.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of acute-care RN experience across multiple settings, including the Emergency Department, demonstrating adaptability and clinical versatility.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing care for patients with complex care needs using the nursing process and ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Apply clinical knowledge and judgment to lead staff participation in planning, decision-making, and evaluation of outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Provide direct and indirect evidence-based patient care across multiple settings, including the Emergency Department, Med-Surg/Telemetry, inpatient mental health, outpatient substance-use rehabilitation, and ICU overflow assignments.
• Supervise licensed practical/vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• Address patient-experience concerns, including care coordination, timeliness, process issues, recurring dissatisfaction, and environment-of-care concerns.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers to improve outcomes.
• Promote effective communication and interactions that support cooperation, confidence, and safe, effective outcomes.
• Consider alternative courses of action and respect others' opinions, abilities, and contributions.
• Encourage individual growth and development and support the professional growth of others.
• Participate in advancing the profession through mentoring, precepting, and teaching.
• Assess the practice setting to identify efficient, cost-effective care delivery.
• Lead initiatives to identify and apply patient preferences in shared care-delivery decisions.
• Support quality-improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice.
• Take responsibility for personal and professional career goals.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Regular salary increases
• Potential performance awards
• May be eligible for health insurance if expected to work over 130 hours per month for 90 days
• May be eligible for flexible spending accounts if expected to work over 130 hours per month for 90 days
• Federal employee benefits package, subject to position and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree