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This is an open continuous announcement until December 31, 2021 for the Acute Care Department to include the Intensive Care Unit, Medical / Surgical Unit, and Emergency Department. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. This vacancy announcement is not all inclusive. Additional announcements may be posted within the same specialty area. Please continue to apply to receive full consideration. The Critical Care RN is an RN who will utilize the nursing process and evidence based practice in order to develop individual plans of care for patients in the ICU. The Intensive Care RN is a key member of the multidisciplinary team and is; therefore, responsible for patient advocacy, collaboration with other team members, promoting effective communication, and ethical practice. The CC RN functions within their scope of practice to provide high quality direct patient care including patient assessment, documentation, and medication administration. The CC RN in collaboration with patients and family members will build a patient education plan that meets their individual and education needs. Assumes Charge Nurse duties and responsibilities. The CC RN is a member of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Code Blue Team and is required to maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification. The CC RN provides after hours post-operative recovery care to patients, when applicable. The Medical/Surgical/Telemetry (Med/Surg/Tele) RN is an RN who will utilize the nursing process and evidence-based practice in order to develop individual plans of care for patients in the Med/Surg/Tele Unit. The RN is a key member of the multidisciplinary team. The RN is responsible for patient advocacy, collaboration, with other team members, promoting effective communication and ethical practice. The RN functions within their scope of practice to provide high quality direct patient care to medical and pre/post-operative surgical patients. Responsible for monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms and reporting to physicians and intervening as needed. Must maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification in order to deliver care to the Med/Surg/Tele patient population. The RN in collaboration with patient and family members builds a patient education plan that meets their educational needs of the patient and the family. Additional duties as assigned. Work Schedule: All Units are Six- 12 hour shifts per pay period. 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: 72/80 Work Hour. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Physical Requirements: The population of male and female Veterans served ranges from the adult, age 18, to the elderly adult, age 65 and over. This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs.