Registered Nurse - Critical Care

Summary

The Registered Nurse - Critical Care - is responsible for providing competent evidence-based care to assigned patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.

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)
• Individuals attending a master’s level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor’s level degree in nursing may have an 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 a temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
• Reference VA Handbook 5005 – Appendix G6
• 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 than 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).
  
  NOTE:
  
  Grandfathering Provision — All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification

Preferred Experience:

BSN CCRN, at least 5 years of ICU experience, Stroke/NIHSS certification. 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: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Questionnaire/

Physical Requirements:

This position includes a level of physicality normally associated with duties performed by nurses such as direct patient care and potentially long periods of walking, standing, sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling. Examples may include but are not limited to: significant amounts of time standing assisting assigned patients, utilization of safe patient handling and mobility protocols.

• The Registered Nurse - Critical Care - duties include – but are not limited to:
  Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization
• Practice includes directing other providers
• Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum
• Provides…