Registered Nurse - Float Pool

The Float Pool nurse will provide nursing care to wide variety of patients and will be required to cross train in all departments.

Duties include but are not limited to;

* Ability to be highly flexible in an ever-changing environment.

* The Float Pool Nurse may spend extended periods of time in one nursing unit to help balance off long-term absences

* Acts as a patient advocate and facilitates communication between the patient, family, and other health care professionals

* Assess, plan implement, document, and evaluate care to ensure a coordinated holistic approach which best meets the needs of the patient.

* Assist patients to achieve their optimum level of health in situations of normal health, illness injury or through the process of dying.

* Promotes the autonomy of patient and helps them to express their health needs and values to obtain appropriative information and services.

* Facilitates individual learning of patients and their families upon admission and transfer or discharge in relation to patient illness or injury

* Assesses the patient for physical and psychological needs, their knowledge of their health, disease process and learning needs

* performs pain assessments, manages central and peripheral IV access and medications and recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms or changes in patient's condition. Reports changes to the appropriate provider and documents effectively

* Handles conflict and problems in dealing with any consumer group appropriately and in a constructive manner.

* This position requires flexibility in schedule and assignments

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:

Day and/ or Night Shift , Six 12 hours shifts and One 8 Hour shift per pay period with rotating weekends and holidays.

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care.