Registered Nurse

Travel Nurse Corps Positions

The VA Travel Corps, part of the Veterans Health Administration, is seeking highly skilled Registered Nurses (RNs) for temporary intermittent assignments. These positions include both short-term and long-term clinical deployments. RNs in this program will commit to a minimum of 39 weeks per appointment year, providing critical support for the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) rollout. Assignments will involve delivering supplemental staffing at VA Medical Centers nationwide to ensure continuity of care and operational excellence.

While on assignment the RN will work full time hours at their assigned facility and may function in the role of Staff Nurse or Charge Nurse depending on their level of experience and the needs of their assigned facility. The nurse practices in a complex patient care setting in collaboration with interdisciplinary colleagues and the department nurse/unit manager. The primary responsibilities of this Registered Nurse position include but are not limited to:

• Provide population specific and age-specific care for patients from young adulthood to older veterans/groups in the senior years of life.
• Manage a defined but dynamic caseload of patients in collaboration with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Initiate, plan, implement, evaluate, and appropriately document patient care based on identified measurable outcomes in the patient care environment.
• Anticipate and respond appropriately to emergencies, coordinate interventions, and evaluate responses through critical analysis of patient systems/operational situations.
• Initiate and lead individuals or groups through the educational process to optimize health. Monitor and document all applicable clinical reminders and performance measure outcomes timely and appropriately.
• Use EHRM (i.e. CPRS or CERNER
  - Site Dependent) and Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) documentation in compliance with designated facility programs.
• Implement the National Patient Safety Goals to support positive outcomes for the patient group.
• May provide direct oversight to other staff, nursing students, and/or be assigned as a preceptor.
• Supporting the rollout of EHRM in the VHA system.

We are recruiting for the following specialties:

• Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Medical-Surgical / Telemetry
• Long-Term Care / Community Living Center
• Mental Health
• Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
• Specialty Clinics
• Procedural Areas
• Emergency Room
• Oncology / Infusion
• Operating Room (OR) scrub and circulator

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards. RNs will receive competitive pay for hours worked;
Full travel benefits including lodging, meals, and incidental expenses (in accordance with VA regulations);
Assignments that provide variety; and training for RNs new to VA on Veteran-specific needs and VA procedures.

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

Licensure:
Current, full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

Intermittent appointment. When on assignment, RNs provide direct patient care activities and work varying full-time schedules. When not on assignment, employee is not working and is not earning a salary. Intermittent employees are not eligible for paid leave.

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

Please Note:

Locations vary with assignments within the United States;