RN Staff-Inpt-Med/Surg

Veterans Health Administration • White River Junction, VT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Staff-Inpatient-Med/Surg position is in Nursing Service at the WRJ location and is full-time at 40 hours per week. The nurse provides inpatient medical-surgical care, manages acute and chronic illness using whole health concepts and transformative nursing modalities, and may float to other patient care areas as needed. The work includes 12-hour shifts with day/night rotation, weekends, and holidays after orientation. Compressed or flexible scheduling is available; telework and virtual work are not available.

The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to VHA eligibility requirements and timely application. Following review, the program office determines approval, award amount (up to $200,000), and eligibility period (one to five years). Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

Applicants must meet applicable nursing education and licensure requirements. The position requires a current, full, active, unrestricted U.S. nursing registration, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception. Nurses are assigned a grade and level based on the specified education, experience, scope, and dimensions of practice. Preferred experience is 3–5 years in inpatient care or skilled nursing geriatrics, and a BSN is preferred. A pre-placement physical examination is required.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education pathways and foreign-education provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; the stated GNT exception may apply to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, experience, scope, and dimension criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level.
• Physically able to satisfactorily perform the duties; a pre-placement physical examination is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required unless appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Selected applicants must complete required pre-employment screening, onboarding, and credentialing, and may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
• Male applicants born after 12/31/1959 must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusing testing results in denial of employment.

Nice To Haves

• 3–5 years of inpatient experience or skilled nursing geriatrics experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Manage acute and chronic illness states using whole health concepts and transformative nursing modalities.
• Use and document in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Float to additional patient-care areas and rotate to other assignments as needed.
• Maintain a caring and safe environment and coordinate care across settings and among caregivers.
• Safely administer medications and assess patients’ responses.
• Adapt treatments, procedures, and equipment to population-specific patient needs.
• Perform ongoing cardiac monitoring for patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
• Recognize cardiac rhythms and arrhythmias, understand their significance, recognize symptoms, and anticipate or initiate appropriate nursing measures.
• Perform ongoing assessments, note changes in condition, and provide appropriate interventions.
• Provide emergent care in acute or crisis situations and actively participate in the facility Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT).
• Implement health promotion and prevention interventions.
• Assist veterans in attaining optimal levels of functioning through rehabilitation.
• Provide supportive measures for hospice patients and their significant others.
• Communicate and interact appropriately and courteously with internal and external customers.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient and employee information in electronic, verbal, and written communications.
• Work safely, including following infection-control practices and operating equipment safely.
• Integrate pertinent aspects of Medical Center performance-improvement programs into professional practice.
• Adjust to changing assignments and work environments as needed.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program reimbursement, subject to eligibility and approval, with an award of up to $200,000 and an eligibility period of one to five years.
• 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.
• Federal 401K 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