Registered Nurse- Intensive Care Unit

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- Intensive Care Unit role at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

This range is provided by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$81,883.00/yr - $/yr

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval – award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

• 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 either the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• OR 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 the 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).
• OR 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, Commonwealth, or District of Columbia.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception:
  Candidates who otherwise meet basic education requirements but do not possess 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 who perform the duties described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (01/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held, including positive education and licensure/certification.
• Grade determinations involve education and dimension criteria as detailed in the online assessment: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Questionnaire/.
• Preferred Experience:
  
  BSN preferred, 2 years of ICU experience preferred.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The population of male and female veterans served ranges from the adult age 18 to the elderly adult age 65 and over. The position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Lifting up to 50 lbs, traffic of standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, bending, twisting, pushing/pulling, simple grasping, fine manipulation, reaching above shoulder.
  
  The position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity.

• The primary purpose of the Critical Care/Intermediate Care Clinical Nurse is to provide…