Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

**This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)** 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. 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.

Build a rewarding critical care career while making a meaningful difference for Veterans at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System. As an Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse, you will practice in a fast-paced environment where clinical expertise, sound judgment, teamwork, and compassion directly influence patient recovery. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, use advanced monitoring and life-support technologies, lead emergency responses, and support Veterans and their families through complex and often vulnerable moments. This position offers opportunities to strengthen specialized critical care skills, contribute to quality improvement, and help deliver coordinated, Veteran-centered care across the continuum. Duties include, but are not limited to: - 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. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Day Shift Six (6) shifts, followed by one (1) shift from either 7:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. - 11:15 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. every six weeks. Night Shift Six (6) shifts, followed by one (1)shift from either 7:15 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. or 11:15pm - 7:15am every two weeks Weekends and rotating holidays Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Beth.Spitzer@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. The EDRP Coordinator(s) can be reached at VHAVISN23EDRP@va.govVHAVISN23EDRP@va.gov Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.