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Registered Nurse - Emergency/Urgent Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
The Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center is seeking a Full-Time Registered Nurse for the Emergency/Urgent Care Unit, aligned under Patient Care Services. Preferred Experience: 1-2 years of recent ER experience.
What You'll Do
- →The Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care.
- →They delegate and supervise basic nursing care of licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel.
- →Provides urgent and emergent care to patients with acute and/or chronic medical, surgical, and psychiatric conditions.
- →Nursing care ranges from basic nursing care to stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support measures.
- →Duties Include, but are not limited to: Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing care.
- →Assesses patients 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.
- →Uses assessment data to determine diagnoses, problems, or other concerns.
- →Identifies expected outcomes to develop a collaborative and individualized plan for each patient.
- →Implements care plans, including care coordination, health teaching, and health promotion.
- →Evaluates the progress toward achieving expected goals and outcomes and adjusts care plans as necessary.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 376862b9-5338-4122-b9bc-c82a1c9db195
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