Registered Nurse - Float Pool

Veterans Health Administration • Wichita, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, is recruiting an intermittent Registered Nurse for its Float Pool, with the main focus on night shifts from 1900 to 0730. The position is not virtual, and telework is not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change of station, are not authorized.

Float Pool Nurses are accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. They assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care using age-specific considerations and the individual patient's characteristics, health status, life stage, and prior experiences. Care coordination supports transitions across the continuum of care, patient and family education, self-management after discharge, and customer satisfaction. Nurses administer medications and procedures according to established policies and guidelines and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team. They participate in unit- or program-level quality improvement initiatives and customer service programs.

The position requires a nursing education meeting VA standards and current, full, active, unrestricted nursing registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English. Grade assignment depends on education, nursing experience, and the applicable practice, patient-care, leadership, professional-development, and evidence-based-practice dimensions. Preferred experience includes hospital Float Pool work in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, or Medical/Surgical settings.

The work involves physical activity and potential exposure to infected patients, contaminated materials, and occasionally combative patients. Mechanical inpatient lifts are provided. Employees must complete annual Employee Health requirements, including TB screening or testing, and participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program. A pre-employment physical evaluation is required.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from a professional nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE, or qualifying equivalent education under VA requirements.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; qualifying Graduate Nurse Technician appointments are described as an exception.
• Education and experience sufficient for the applicable VA Nurse grade and level.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, and manual dexterity.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Must complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, subject to the stated VA policy exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Subject to drug screening for testing-designated positions, background/security investigation, and completion of online onboarding requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Hospital Float Pool experience, preferably in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, or Medical/Surgical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide and/or supervise direct patient care and remain accountable for all elements of the nursing process.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on age-specific components and individual patient characteristics.
• Coordinate care to support patient transitions through the continuum of care.
• Educate patients and families and support patient self-management after discharge.
• Administer medications and perform procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Participate in unit- or program-level quality improvement processes and initiatives and customer service programs.

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 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

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree