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Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Alaska VA Healthcare System, Emergency Department, RN is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): APPROVED! Learn more.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization Assess the patient by collecting pertinent data or information, including the triage of patients based on the five-level triage system to prioritize patients that require more immediate care.
- →Provides urgent and emergent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions.
- →Demonstrates expanded knowledge base of the nursing process in the care of assigned patients Uses assessment data to determine diagnoses, problems, or other concerns Identifies expected outcomes to develop a collaborative and individualized plan for each patient.
- →Implement plans, including care coordination, health teaching, and health promotion Evaluates the progress toward achieving the expected goal and outcomes and adjusts the plan as necessary.
- →Independently plans and delivers technically competent care to patients with complex needs in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
- →Models' high reliability principles and I CARE values to improve patient outcomes.
- →Recognizes ethical issues related to professional nursing practice and models appropriate action by providing and directing others in the provision of care following established policies and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses Promotes collaborative behavior and team efforts.
- →Is confident of abilities, effectively initiates solutions and, is alert to new opportunities, techniques, and approaches.
- →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.
- →Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance.
- →EDRP: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
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
Job ID: 5b610fe3-08fb-40fc-b341-3ee9852a1986
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