Registered Nurse - Intravenous Therapy

## Registered Nurse (All Levels)

Join our team as a Registered Nurse, where you will deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care and contribute to improving health outcomes. We are seeking nurses at various experience levels, offering opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic healthcare environment.

### Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality, knowledge-based patient care across diverse settings.
• Develop and apply technical competencies in nursing practice.
• Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care plans.
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care (for higher-level positions).
• Manage complex client care situations, potentially extending beyond immediate practice settings (for advanced roles).

### Basic Requirements:

• **Language Proficiency:** Proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• **Education:**

* Graduation from a professional nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE. * *or* Completion of coursework equivalent to a bachelor's degree in Nursing for individuals in a master's level bridge program (temporary appointment prior to full licensure). * *or* Graduates of foreign nursing schools must possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted U.S. RN registration. Formal degree equivalency validation may be required for degrees higher than an associate's.

• **Licensure:** Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.
• **Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception:** Candidates meeting educational requirements but awaiting licensure may be appointed temporarily (up to 120 days, extendable) while actively pursuing their RN license.

### Grade Level Qualifications (Examples - Specifics Vary by Experience and Education):

• **Nurse I (Entry Level):** Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with developing clinical skills. Higher levels require 1-2 years of professional nursing experience or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• **Nurse II (Experienced):** Typically requires a BSN with 2+ years of professional nursing experience, or a Master's degree (MSN) with 1+ year experience, or a Doctoral degree. Demonstrates leadership in holistic care.
• **Nurse III (Advanced/Leadership):** Requires an MSN with 2+ years of specialized experience, or a Doctoral degree with 1+ year specialized experience, demonstrating advanced leadership and complex client care management.
• *Note: Specific requirements for each grade and level, including detailed dimension criteria (Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, Evidence-Based Practice/Research), are assessed during the application process.*

### Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• 3 years of Critical Care experience.
• 3 years of RN experience with IV therapy/Vascular Access skills (PICC lines, midlines, peripheral lines).

### Physical Requirements:

• Requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity.
• Involves potentially long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing.
• Ability to transfer patients and objects (mechanical lifts provided).
• May be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials; ability to don protective clothing.
• Occasional exposure to combative patients.
• Must complete annual Employee Health requirements.
• May require driving/riding in GSA-vehicles for home or off-site care.