Registered Nurse - Intravenous Therapy

This role involves delivering comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care across various levels of complexity. As a Registered Nurse, you will integrate biopsychosocial concepts, apply technical skills, and collaborate to enhance holistic patient outcomes. Career progression is tied to education, experience, and demonstrated leadership abilities.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Provide direct patient care, from fundamental to highly complex situations.
• Utilize critical thinking and technical competencies in practice.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to optimize patient care plans.
• Engage in continuous professional development and evidence-based practice.
• Exhibit leadership in managing challenging patient care scenarios (for higher grades).
• *Minimum Qualifications:**
• **Active RN License:** Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a professional nurse in any U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• **English Language Proficiency:** Demonstrated proficiency in written and spoken English.
• **Education:** Graduate of a professional nursing program accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

* *Note:* Candidates in master's bridge programs or foreign graduates may have specific pathways for eligibility; refer to official VA guidelines.

• **Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception:** Applicants meeting education requirements but lacking licensure may be hired temporarily while actively pursuing licensure.
• *Education & Experience Requirements (Grade Dependent):**
• **Nurse I, Level I:** Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing; no additional professional nursing experience.
• **Nurse I, Level II:** ADN/Diploma + 1 year specialized nursing experience or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• **Nurse I, Level III:** ADN/Diploma + 2 years professional nursing experience (including 1 year at L2 equivalent) OR BSN + 1 year professional nursing experience (L2 equivalent) or Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or a related field (with BSN).
• **Nurse II:** BSN + 2 years professional nursing experience (L3 equivalent) OR MSN + 1 year specialized nursing experience (L3 equivalent) or Doctoral degree in Nursing or a related field (with BSN).
• **Nurse III:** MSN + 2 years specialized nursing experience (including 1 year at Nurse II equivalent) or Doctoral degree in Nursing or a related field (with BSN) + 1 year specialized nursing experience (Nurse II equivalent).

* *Note:* Specific dimension requirements (Practice, Leadership, Professional Development, etc.) are also considered for grade determination.

• *Preferred Skills & Experience:**
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• 3+ years of Critical Care experience.
• 3+ years of RN experience with advanced IV therapy/Vascular Access skills (e.g., PICC lines, midlines, peripheral lines).
• *Physical Demands:**
• Requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, and manual dexterity.
• Ability to perform tasks involving prolonged walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing.
• Capable of patient and object transfers (mechanical lifts are provided).
• Comfortable with exposure to infected patients and potentially combative individuals; may require protective clothing.
• Annual Employee Health requirements must be met.
• May involve driving for off-site patient care.