Inpatient Staff Nurse

Location: Bay Pines

Demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. 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. Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

* Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to patients with oversight of nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.

* Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and enhance outcomes utilization.

* Integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex situations.

* Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions.

* Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.

* Demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities.

* Demonstrates competence in practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills.

* Must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and acquire Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification with in one year of employment, and subsequently maintain both certifications throughout their tenure.

* Responsible for participating within unit based and/or organizational level Shared Governance councils.

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:

7:30 PM - 8 AM, Monday - Friday with weekend rotation

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate

Preferred Experience:

BSN preferred. National Certification preferred. Candidate should have 2-5 years of telemetry and neuro stroke experience. BLS ACLS required.