General Registered Nurse (RN) - Veteran Affairs Contract

Description

Valor Healthcare is looking to support the Miami VA Healthcare System with numerous contract RN positions. To include services in Med Surge, Long Term Care, or in a primary care/ambulatory care setting treating an all adult veteran population.

Contract Details

• 1 year contract with possible extension up to 5 years.
• Full time work week on rotating shifts of 8, 10, or 12 hours.
• The VA Medical Center is a 24/7/365 facility so weekdays, weekends, or holidays could be shifts.
• Full benefits through Valor to include medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, supplemental insurance, etc.

Job responsibilities

Med Surge Unit

Work on an acute care medical/surgical unit shall be responsible for patient’s assessments, medication administration, IV therapy, interdisciplinary team coordination, telemetry monitoring, admissions, discharges, internal and external transfers, delegating to assistive personnel, electronic medical record documentation, patient transport, and emergency response procedures. Shall be BLS & ACLS certified. RN shall demonstrate competency for NGT insertion, chest tubes, trach care, dressing changes, monitor patient condition, report and treat applicable findings, IV insertions, thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, twelve lead EKG, Foley Cather insertion and discontinuation, Doppler pressure, Orthostatic blood pressure, wound therapy, (wound vac), dressing changes, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Blood transfusion, blood draw, Drug Administration (Bar Code Medication and Administration (BCMA), bladder irrigation and other procedures and clinical skills required to support the patient population.

Long Term Care Unit

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age- specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, provides family education. The long-term care nurse shall be responsible for patient ADLs (activities of daily living), assessments, BCMA medication and procedures per established policies and guidelines (i.e.). Barcode medication and administration, IV therapy, blood transfusion, monitor blood pressure, weight and hydration, administration tube feeding, management of behavioral patients, interdisciplinary team participation, admissions, and discharges, internal and external transfers, delegating to ancillary staff, electronic medical record documentation, patient transport, and emergency response procedures.

Primary Care Unit

The Primary Care/ Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)/Primary Care RN will work as the care coordinator for the PACT. This is an outpatient position. RN Shall will be responsible to check-in patients, provide disease management, scrub appointments, increase patient access through MyHealthyVet/secure message responses, collaborate with community care, and all duties as assigned. The outpatient RN shall be responsible for patient assessments, medication administration, IV therapy, interdisciplinary team coordination, telemetry monitoring, admissions, and discharges, internal and external transfers, delegating to assistive personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; if VA contract allows, may be Associate Degree RN.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a registered nurse in a Med Surge, Long Term, or Primary Care unit.
• Must have a active, unrestricted RN license in any US state or District of Columbia.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (must be renewed periodically as specified by the certifying agency – e.g., AHA valid for two years) and in ACLS as specified by individual VAMC contract.

Our mission is simple: to provide quality healthcare to America's deserving population through our healing focus, indebted hearts, and tireless resolve. Valor operates more than 50 VA CBOCs in the United States as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. We provide a full range of medical services to veterans through the operations of CBOCs, tailored to meet the specific needs of local VA medical centers. Our comprehensive set of services includes primary care, diagnostics, laboratory, telehealth, behavioral health, and more.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.