Registered Nurse - Nursing Officer

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Marion VA Health Care System is actively recruiting three (3) full-time Registered Nurses to join the Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD) Department within Nursing Service. The NOD has the designation authority, responsibility, and accountability for the management of the nursing care units and nursing staff through the medical center.

The incumbent should possess good organizational skills which enable completion of work and the ability to lead members of the interdisciplinary team. The incumbent delivers care in accordance with established standards and hospital policies and procedures.

The incumbent serves as facility expert for all patient care areas in identifying escalating medical crises, environmental factory, and in allocating staffing resources appropriately throughout the facility to meet the care needs of the Veterans. Duties include, but are not limited to: bed control, patient flow coordination, being a resource and consultant for all nursing clinical and administrative issues.

PLEASE NOTE:

These positions require Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications. If selected, Applicants will provide proof of current certifications prior to employment. Only BLS certification which included Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and ACLS certification obtained from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or the Military Treatment Training Network (MTN) will be accepted.

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:

Various and rotating tours to include the hours of 6:00 p.m.

to 6:00 a.m. or 10 a.m. to 10:00 p.m to include every other weekend and holidays as required. Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

Education:

Graduate of a school of professional nursing.
1. Education Accreditation Requirement. Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing accredited by one of the following accrediting organizations at the time the program was completed by the applicant: (a) The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN),3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326.

The ACEN accredits all levels of nursing programs, including clinical doctorate, masters/post master's certificate, baccalaureate, associate and diploma nursing education programs. (

Note:

The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN n May 2013.

ACEN's website may be utilized to verify accredited programs using automated inquiry processes; however, for verification of any nursing program's accreditation prior to 1998, an automated inquiry cannot be used and ACEN must be contacted directly via their email contact information on the ACEN website to verify.); or (b) The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street, NW, Suite 7, Washington, DC 20001.

The CCNE is an accrediting arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing(AACN) and accredits nursing education programs at the…