Registered Nurse (Resource Float Pool)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Resource Float Pool)

• Care focus: Direct hands-on nursing across facility needs (may be assigned to any area)

• Schedule: Full-time night shift; rotating weekends

Description

The RN Resource Float Pool provides direct patient care, including admission assessments, IV therapy, medication administration, nursing diagnosis, telemetry, treatment plans, and point-of-care testing. The role also involves patient and family education and team-leading responsibilities with oversight of UAPs and LPNs. The nurse participates in interdisciplinary meetings and committees and may be assigned to different areas based on facility need.

Responsibilities

• Perform admission assessments and deliver hands-on nursing care

• Administer medications and provide IV therapy

• Support treatment plans with nursing diagnosis

• Monitor and manage telemetry and perform point-of-care testing

• Lead the care team and comfort/reassure patients

• Provide patient and family education

• Oversee UAPs and LPNs

• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and committees

• Perform other assigned duties under direction of the nurse manager or designee

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only if qualified citizen recruitment is not possible per VA policy)

• English proficiency (written and spoken)

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing (ACEN or CCNE) or current unrestricted RN license meeting VA requirements

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN license

• Selective Service registration (if male and born after 12/31/1959)

• Pass pre-employment evaluation/physical examination

• Background/security investigation (subject to)

• Urinalysis drug screening if selected for a testing-designated position (refusal results in denial)

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements; identification must be REAL ID compliant from May 7, 2025 onward

• Participate in seasonal influenza vaccination program

• May be required to serve a probationary period

• Meet physical requirements (vision, hearing, speech, manual dexterity; ability to perform prolonged standing/walking and patient/object transfer)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards

• 50 days of paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% employer contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Relocation/recruitment incentives: Not authorized

• Licensure: Requires 1 full and unrestricted license from any US state or territory

• Telework: Not authorized; virtual: not a virtual position