Registered Nurse (SICU)

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until May 29, 2025. Eligible applicants will be reviewed and referred to the hiring manager 14 calendar days after opening and every 30 days following. This announcement may close without prior notification.


The nurses in the SICU are responsible for the twenty-four care of patient admitted in the unit. All Registered nursing staff are certified in BLS and ACLS. The nurses manage and are responsible for monitoring hemodynamics, interpreting and treatment of dysrhythmias using ACLS practice guidelines,
manage medical emergencies, administering complex medication such as titrating vasopressors, management of central lines to include: Triple lumen catheters, Quinton catheter, PICC lines, porta Cath, Hickman catheters and peritoneal dialysis catheter. Nurses oversee the daily care of patient with duties
as follows: Administering blood products, providing complex wound care, assistance with insertion of chest tubes and care of drainage system, assistance of insertion of IVC (intraventricular catheter) and care of CSF drainage system. Care of tracheostomy and patients with laryngectomy, and activities of daily
living. The SICU staff are currently proning patients which are respiratory compromised and in ARDS, SICU nurses also provide care for patients receiving CRRT therapy.

The SICU nurses demonstrates leadership in developing evidence based projects to drive improvement in practice, improving patient centered care, and delivering customer focus care through a collaborative stratagem with multiple disciplines health care teams to formulate plan of care for patient. The medication administered include IV antibiotics, IV push, IV medication which need to be titrated, PCA administration, Epidural management, oral, sublingual, topical, transdermal, epidural, nutrition given through NGT and G-Tubes, and rectal. The nurse oversees the care provided by nursing assistance, health technicians, and student nurses.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: 12 hour shifts to include day, nights, overnights, weekends and holidays
Telework: Not available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.