This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. The role involves providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents, overseeing licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, and assisting in directing nursing education and quality improvement. The nurse will collaborate with residents, families, and the interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the healthcare continuum.
Responsibilities
Demonstrate integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice while providing care to clients
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on age-specific components
Assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care
Administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines
Influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team
Provide competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting
Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization
Partner with the resident, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the healthcare continuum
Seek guidance from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Coordinator to ensure accuracy of the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score
Requirements
U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Subject to background/security investigation
Required to complete an online onboarding process
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
May be required to serve a probationary period
Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement
English Language Proficiency
Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
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Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia
Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis)
Physical Requirements: This position includes a level of physicality normally associated with duties performed by nurses such as direct patient care, and potentially long periods of walking, standing, sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling
Examples may include but are not limited to: significant amounts of time standing assisting assigned patients, utilization of safe patient handling and mobility protocols
Benefits
50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized
Important Details
Work Schedule: 11:30pm-8:00am with weekend and holiday rotations
Application deadline: 10/27/2026, 11:59 PM (ET)
Application Process
Provide a complete Application Package which includes a long-form resume/Curriculum vitae (CV)
Submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account
Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire
Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package
Education Debt Reduction Program
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program
You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application
Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for incentive
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