Registered Nurse- Med Surg
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Job Location:
Saint Louis, MI - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 80249 - 156151
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
The Registered Nurse- Med/ Surg position is located at the John Cochran Division VA St. Louis Health Care System St. Louis MO. The RN Assesses plans implements and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education self-management and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
Major duties and responsibilities of the position:
- Deliver fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
- Demonstrate integration of biopsychosocial concepts cognitive skills and technically competent practice while providing care to clients.
- Demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations.
- Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.
- Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Execute position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care.
- Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurses obligation to provide optimal care.
- Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments.
- Seek guidance in how to improve care provided to patients and families.
- Delegate elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs condition and safety of the patient.
- Bring principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.
- Provide competent evidence-based care to assigned patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
- Assist in directing the provision of nursing education orientation competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
- Partner with the patient family and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum.
- Integrate knowledge skills abilities and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex situations.
- Validate understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions.
- Question clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.
- Demonstrate competence in practice and decision-making deliberate planning and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others.
- Provide peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.
- Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
- Contribute professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.
- Collaborate in the development implementation evaluation and revision of policies procedures and/or guidelines.
- Demonstrate performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients.
- Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals groups and populations.
- Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
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: Full Time. Six 12-hour and one 8-hour shift per pay period. Tours include Days/ Nights / Weekends / Holidays and are subject to change based on the needs of the health care system.
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005 Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing possession of a current full active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
- Current full active and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
Grade Determinations: The following Scope Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and if appropriate the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice Veteran/Patient Driven Care Leadership Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: I Level I
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Experience:
- BSN Preferred.
- 2 years of clinical RN experience.
Physical Requirements: This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking standing and sitting. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium dementia or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature flexible sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must comply with any Employee Health requirements as a condition of employment. This includes but is not limited to carrying/lifting 45 pounds and over; walking and/or standing for eight hours at time; and kneeling and repeated bending throughout shift.
Additional information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
