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Registered Nurse (SICU-CCU) - EDRP Authorized
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Nurse I, Level 1 Deliver fundamental, knowledge-based nursing care to assigned patients while developing technical skills.
- →Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-specific patient care.
- →Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, customer satisfaction, and continuity.
- →Administer medications and perform procedures according to established policies and guidelines.
- →Formulate plans of care based on nursing assessments, seeking guidance as needed.
- →Delegate elements of care appropriately based on patient needs, condition, and safety.
- →Apply evidence-based practice, participate in unit-based improvement activities, and incorporate patient preferences into care decisions.
- →Nurse I, Level 2 Provide competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients with general supervision.
- →Deliver direct care to acutely and critically ill patients at risk for life-threatening conditions.
- →Provide high-intensity care and vigilance using invasive and noninvasive monitoring data.
- →Coordinate care, education, self-management, and safe transitions across the continuum.
- →Determine appropriate delegation and ensure delegated tasks are completed.
- →Assist with nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
- →Collaborate with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to support safe care.
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.
- ✓Pre-Employment/Post-Employment Physical Examination: May be required, depending on the needs of the organization.
- ✓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.
- ✓The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- ✓Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e68496db-91d1-421a-a433-10f20e3c85d3
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