Critical Care Registered Nurse- Acute Care

Critical Care Registered Nurse

As a Critical Care Registered Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and innovative approaches to patient care. You will serve as a resource and mentor, foster professional development, and participate in evidence-based practice and quality improvement. The role is accountable for broad and complex outcomes at the program or service level, reflecting a commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in critical care nursing.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.
• Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for acutely/critically ill patients who are at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems, regardless of the setting for nursing care.
• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
• Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.
• Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.
• This nurse has vast experience and knowledge with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, skillfully integrating theoretical concepts, strong critical thinking skills, and exhibits an expert technically skilled practice.
• Provides high intensity care and vigilance, is considered an expert in the field of nursing and serves as a resource and mentor to others.
• Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. Serves as a change agent and collaborates with other services to produce optimal outcomes.

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:

730-1600 Compressed/Flexible:
Yes Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

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