Registered Nurse; RN; Float Pool; PM Shift

Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. The incumbent of this role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components. They also assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

The RN - Float Pool is also responsible for the following duties:

• Administering medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influencing care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrating the core elements of performance, which include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives, as well as customer service programs.
• Providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses / nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.
• Assisting in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation.
• Demonstrating leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others for all patient care areas included within Float Pool assignments.
• Providing direct and indirect nursing care to patients in multiple care units.
• Evaluating practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence.
• Providing peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Fostering a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
• Contributing professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.
• Partnering with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.
• Supporting colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Sharing educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
• Identifying care needs between assigned units and reports findings within Shared Governance Structure and management.
• Other duties, as assigned.

This staff nurse position will float between the following units as staffing is needed:
Community Living Center (CLC), Medical/Surgical (4 East), Surgery, or Primary Care. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off:
Up to 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:

PM Shift: 2:00PM - 10:00PM ), rotating weekends and holidays.

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate.

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgram

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized