Registered Nurse (Inpatient Staff)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Inpatient Staff)

• Setting: Inpatient (overnights)

• Schedule: 7:30 PM – 8:00 AM

Description

Provide fundamental, knowledge-based inpatient nursing care while developing technical competencies. Coordinate care across the continuum with a focus on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction; administer medications and procedures per established policies. Influence care outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based practice, and support unit performance improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate individualized nursing practice, including appropriate delegation of tasks

• Deliver patient education and support self-management throughout the continuum of care

• Administer medications and procedures according to policy and guidelines

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes

• Apply evidence-based practice/research to patient care

• Participate in unit-based performance improvement activities to support cost-effective patient care

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards

• Paid time off: 50 days/year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays)

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

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options (many can carry into retirement)

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)

• Eligible candidates may participate in EDRP for student loan repayment reimbursement

• Award amount up to $200,000; eligibility period determined by the program office after review (typically 1–5 years)

• Must submit the EDRP application within 4 months of appointment; former EDRP participants are ineligible