Registered Nurse (Acute Care Resource / Float Pool)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Acute Care Resource / Float Pool)
• Setting: Acute care units; floats based on staffing needs
• Units: Medical/Surgical (4 West, 5 West, 6 West) and Critical Care (5ASDU, 3AICU, 3EICU, 4EICU)
• Focus: Direct and indirect patient care, leadership, education, and evidence-based practice

Description

Registered Nurse role in an acute care resource/float pool providing direct and indirect nursing care across multiple units. The nurse floats between Medical/Surgical and Critical Care units as staffing needs require, delivering care appropriate to patients’ age-related needs. The position also supports leadership, nursing education/orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and evidence-based outcomes utilization.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and perform procedures according to established policies and guidelines
• Provide direct and indirect nursing care to patients in multiple care units
• Assist with nursing education, orientation, competencies, and outcomes utilization/consultation
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care across patient care areas within the float assignment
• Evaluate practice continuously using best evidence
• Provide peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement
• Foster a safe and supportive environment for professional development
• Contribute the nursing perspective in interdisciplinary team discussions
• Partner with others to drive change and achieve optimal outcomes
• Support colleagues through knowledge sharing for safe, quality nursing care
• Share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers
• Question clinical practices to support evidence-based care
• Participate in activities and strategies to sustain evidence-based practice
• Identify care needs between assigned units and report findings within the Shared Governance structure

Benefits

• Competitive federal salary with regular salary increases and potential for performance awards
• Paid time off: 50 days per 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 by VA
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options
• Work schedule: rotating tours including weekends and holidays