Registered Nurse - Acute Care

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 ineligible to apply.

This vacancy announcement is for a Registered Nurse (RN) for the 2 West inpatient unit located at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System in Seattle, WA. 2 West is a 25-bed inpatient medicine unit specializing in oncology care (solid tumors, leukemias, lymphomas and bone marrow transplant overflow). RNs are responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.

The duties of the RN on the 2 West Inpatient Unit include, but are not limited to:

* Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care (ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses).

* Delivers safe care to assigned patients, while developing technical competencies.

* Safely and effectively uses patient care equipment.

* Correctly and safely performs nursing procedures.

* Recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms and/or changes in patients' condition and responds appropriately.

* Monitor telemetry and respond to rhythm changes

* Implements physician's/provider's orders in a timely and complete manner.

* Implements nursing interventions/orders in a timely and complete manner.

* Requests assistance from co-workers when needed; knows when to ask for help.

* Formulates a plan of care based on nursing assessments, using the nursing process, based on the ANA Standards of Nursing.

* Completes initial assessment of patient condition and response to treatment and initiates follow-up as needed.

* Includes the patient and family/significant other in developing the initial plan of care and establishing goals.

* Updates plan of care with assistance as needed.

* Assesses patient's learning needs, learning preference and readiness to learn.

* Develops and implements a plan to meet learning needs, instructing patients and families in basic health teaching and discharge planning.

* Documentation is consistent, accurate, concise, and timely.

* Evaluates and documents patient response to interventions and progress towards attainment of goals and expected outcomes.

* Revises plan of care according to evaluations of patient's responses and outcomes.

* Uses the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), Essentris, Clinical Procedures, and Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) software per policy, as well as any future patient documentation programs.

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:

Night Shift , 2330- 0800 rotating holidays/weekends

Telework:
Not Available.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ??????? VHAEDRPProgram

Support, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized.