Registered Nurse (Medical Surgical Telemetry Nurse, 3MED)

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until May 27, 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 Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit Registered Nurse (RN) demonstrates leadership and mastery of practice in delivering/providing medical surgical/telemetry nursing care to wide assortment with medical-surgical diagnoses in an efficient, comprehensive, and continuous patient-driven holistic care through active collaboration, communication and coordination of resources to a variety of patients. The Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry RN performs initial history and assessment, patient teaching/education, Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), and verification of informed consent.

Other major duties include: electrocardiogram, intravenous pumps, tube feeding, ceiling lifts, pulse oximetry, glucometer management, telemetry monitoring, and follows appropriate respiratory isolation standards. He /she demonstrates clinical competence and leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others such as patients, their family members/ significant other and members of the interdisciplinary team. He/she is self-directed in goal setting, and, in the management of complex patient situations utilizing the nursing process. He/she demonstrates the ability to identify an issue, analyze it, develop and implement interventions. The Inpatient Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit RN completes initial assessments and reassessments of patient condition and response to treatment.

He/she initiates follow-up as needed. He/she promotes the medical center mission, vision and values; complies with Equal Employment Opportunity programs, partnerships, customer service standards and VA policies and procedures. He/she administers prescribed therapies using appropriate judgment; evaluation of therapies is pertinent and timely.

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: 730am - 8pm; 730pm - 8am (will include holidays and weekends)
Compressed/Flexible: Not available
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not available
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 available