Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (RN) — Acute Care

• Focus: Direct patient care and nursing process responsibilities on an acute care unit (including patient education, self-management, and safe transitions across the continuum)

• Recruitment incentive: $5,000 may be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) — Acute Care provides and/or supervises direct patient care using assessment data to determine diagnoses, solve problems, and adjust care plans based on patient progress toward expected outcomes. The RN coordinates care with an emphasis on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum. Clinical duties include evidence-based care for clinically complex populations, medication/procedure administration, IV fluid and blood transfusion monitoring, and discharge instruction.

Responsibilities

• Provide and/or supervise all elements of the nursing process for direct patient care on the unit

• Perform customary nursing care for clinically complex patient populations

• Administer medications and procedures per policies and guidelines

• Monitor IV fluid therapy and blood transfusions

• Interpret cardiac rhythms and perform other procedures per policies

• Provide evidence-based care and oversee licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate

• Partner with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to support safe transitions of care

• Participate in discharge rounding and share clinically relevant information with the team

• Provide discharge instructions (disease-specific information, diet, physical activity, medication effects, follow-up appointments/referrals)

• Assess patient learning ability and understanding of education during hospitalization and discharge

• Provide health education to patients and families based on their educational level

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to influence unit outcomes

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular increases; potential performance awards

• Paid Time Off: up to 50 days/year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% employer contributions

• Insurance options: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care

• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory

• Work schedule: full-time; varied tours of duty (1930–0800 and/or 0730–2000) with potential future shift changes

• Telework: not available

• Relocation/PCS: not authorized (may be authorized recruitment incentives for highly qualified candidates)