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Registered Nurse (Emergency Room)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
The Emergency Department RN provides and oversees direct patient care using all steps of the nursing process. Responsibilities include coordinating care, educating patients, supporting self-management, ensuring customer satisfaction, safely administering medications, and collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to achieve optimal care outcomes.
What You'll Do
- →Start your VA career here Aurora Chamber of Commerce The Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients.
- →Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Delegate and supervise basic nursing care of licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel.
- →Assist in the provision of education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
- →Provide urgent and emergent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions.
- →Provide stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures.
- →Practice is independent and collaborative.
- →RN practice includes the roles of direct care provider, educator, administrator, researcher, consultant, leader, and advocate.
- →Engage in ongoing evaluation of practice to ensure alignment with current evidence-based standards.
- →Provide peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.
- →Foster a safe and supportive environment, conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
- →Contribute professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.
- →Partner with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.
- →Support colleagues by sharing knowledge to promote safe, high-quality nursing care.
- →Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1bc0e174-82f2-488f-b011-f45b80cf7bf9
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