Registered Nurse - PACU

This Registered Nurse - PACU position is within the Nursing service at the West Roxbury location. Occasional travel to Jamaica Plain campus may be required. This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week.

Five bed post anesthesia care unit (PACU). Incumbent works under the direction of the Nurse Manager. The PACU nurse is responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of perceived, actual or potential physical or psychosocial problems that may result from the intrusion of anesthetic agents and techniques. The PACU nurse takes care of a wide variety of patients including but not limited to the following types of surgeries and special procedures including general, orthopedic, ENT, vascular, urology, Gyn, podiatry, plastics, cardiac, thoracic and neurosurgery. Nurses in the PACU work with hemodynamic monitors, and intravenous lines. PACU staff also assist the Acute Pain Service with epidurals, nerve blocks & other procedures related to treatment of pain. Works with invasive lines and ventilators; are responsible for titrating vasoactive meds and ensuring that patients are hemodynamically stable and free from respiratory complications, meeting VA-PAS phase 1 prior to discharge. They also ensure that surgical and/or procedural complications are managed and addressed. 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: Monday - Friday, no weekends/holidays Compressed/Flexible: Authorized; either four 10's (12p-10:30p) or six 12s and one 8hr shift (10a-10:30p and 2p-10:30p) Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Notifications: Current or former employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Excepted Service. Veterans preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees.

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.