Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. Join the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System as an Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse and provide expert, compassionate care to Veterans facing critical illness, acute injury, complex conditions, and surgical recovery. You will manage advanced treatments and life-support technology, respond to emergencies, educate families, and collaborate across disciplines to improve outcomes and ensure seamless transitions of care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to critically ill Veterans experiencing acute injuries, complex illnesses, chronic condition exacerbations, or surgical recovery
• Assess rapidly changing patient conditions and initiate appropriate intensive care protocols based on clinical findings, symptoms, and treatment needs
• Manage advanced critical care interventions, including mechanical ventilation, airway support, cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic monitoring, acute pain management, and wound care
• Identify cardiac arrhythmias and initiate timely interventions consistent with Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support standards
• Administer medications and complex treatments while monitoring therapeutic response and promptly addressing adverse reactions or changes in condition
• Operate and manage specialized clinical equipment, including intravenous pumps, feeding pumps, chest tubes, patient lifts, and remote intensive care technologies
• Lead and respond to facility-wide emergencies, including rapid response events, cardiac arrests, and suspected strokes
• Coordinate interdisciplinary care, patient transfers, discharge planning, family education, and continuity of care with internal teams and outside facilities

Requirements

• 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)
• OR 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
• (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
• OR 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