Registered Nurse - Acute Care Inpatient Telemetry

Veterans Health Administration • Richmond, VA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Richmond VA Medical Center is hiring five Inpatient Staff Registered Nurses for the Telemetry Unit within the Acute Care service. The selected nurse is accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care and coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. The role includes providing evidence-based care to assigned patients and, as appropriate, oversight of licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants.

The position is day shift, with schedules listed as 0730–2000 or 0730–1600. Compressed tour options are either two 12-hour shifts and two 8-hour shifts, or six 12-hour shifts and one 8-hour shift. Telework is not available, and this is not a virtual position. The role requires face-to-face patient care and use of IT software and equipment for virtual visits, along with accurate electronic medical record navigation and documentation.

The work environment can range from steady to fast-paced, with multiple priorities, frequent and sometimes intense customer interactions, and frequent changes in a sometimes-noisy setting. The nurse may work with patients experiencing communication difficulties, cognitive loss, behavioral challenges, or altered mentation, and with stressed caregivers. Personal protective equipment may be required to prevent exposure to disease, illness, and hazardous materials. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately approved and accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent education as described in the posting.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse license in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, experience, and grade-determination criteria applicable to the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Meet applicable U.S. citizenship or appointment eligibility requirements.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation and background/security investigation; selected applicants must complete onboarding requirements.
• Comply with the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program and applicable VHA vaccination and employee health requirements.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of direct patient care, including lifting, prolonged standing and sitting, bending, stooping, walking, reaching, repetitive motion, and climbing stairs.
• Ability to meet the mental and sensory demands of the role, including logical thinking, information processing and retention, reading, recall, reasoning, complex problem solving, hearing, clear speech, writing, keyboarding, telephone use, and video connectivity.
• Ability to provide face-to-face patient care, use IT software and equipment for virtual visits, and navigate and document accurately and promptly in electronic medical records.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, frequent customer interactions, and changes in a sometimes-noisy environment.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of cardiac telemetry experience.
• Three to five years of recent bedside nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence patient care outcomes and contribute a professional nursing perspective to team discussions.
• Participate in unit- or program-level quality improvement initiatives and customer service programs.
• Provide competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, and competencies, and provide quality improvement and outcomes-utilization consultation.
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies.
• Evaluate nursing practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence and question clinical practices to promote evidence-based care.
• Provide peers with informal constructive feedback and share knowledge, educational findings, experiences, and ideas.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment for the professional development of healthcare professionals.
• Partner with others to effect change and achieve optimal outcomes.
• Participate in activities and strategies that sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and a 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