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Registered Nurse - Critical Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
The VA Puget Sound Health Care System is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) team. The Critical Care RN plays a vital role in delivering competent, evidence-based care to Veterans with complex and life-threatening conditions. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): APPROVED! Learn more.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Providing direct care for acutely/critically ill patients who are at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems.
- →Providing high intensity care and vigilance utilizing assessment skills and blending data from a variety of invasive/noninvasive monitoring technology.
- →Establishing a therapeutic relationship, allowing the patient to attain, maintain or regain optimal function through assessment and treatment.
- →Engaging patients, families, and other caregivers to incorporate knowledge, values, and beliefs into care planning without judgement or discrimination.
- →Participating in unit based educational activities and continuing education requirements.
- →Demonstrating positive, effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.
- →Applying evidence-based practice/research to patient care.
- →Participating in unit-based activities to improve and deliver cost effective patient care.
- →Demonstrating knowledge of specific unit level performance improvement activities.
- →Incorporating patient preferences into shared care delivery decisions.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program.
- →You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date.
- →Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
- →Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
Personality Fit
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