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Registered Nurse – Float Pool (part-time)

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a part-time Registered Nurse float pool job at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan, for the Veterans Health Administration. The nurse moves between Community Living Center, Medical/Surgical 4 East, Surgery, and Primary Care as staffing is needed. It is an evening shift job with many vacancies and an open continuous announcement, and you may be expected to travel up to 25% of the time.

Many vacancies

It may close early. This is an open continuous announcement, with applicants referred every 8 to 10 days. It may be closed or extended before the listed closing date if needed.

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.
  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

Open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Current permanent employees of the VA are considered first, and then all other candidates.

What you would do

  • Give direct and indirect nursing care to patients across multiple care units.
  • Administer medications and procedures under established policies and guidelines.
  • Work with the care team to improve patient care outcomes.
  • Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
  • Help with nursing education, orientation, and quality improvement work.

Do you qualify for AD?

With experience: Your nursing experience must match a Nurse I, II, or III level, and the level you reach depends on your education. For example, an associate degree plus 2 years of professional nursing can qualify you at Nurse I, Level III. The VA prefers 1 to 2 years of RN experience.

With education: An associate degree or diploma in nursing, a bachelor's (BSN), a master's (MSN), or a doctoral degree can each qualify you at different levels, with more education leading to higher levels. Your nursing school must be accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time you completed it. Foreign degrees need a formal equivalency validation to count toward a higher level.

Licenses and certifications you need:

  • Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN registration in a U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Transcript, if you use education to qualify
  • DD-214 showing dates and character of service, if you claim veterans' preference
  • SF-15 with proof, if you claim 10-point preference
  • Cover letter, license, or professional certification, if they apply to you
  • Disability letter, if it applies to you

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your online questionnaire and documents. Your nursing experience is judged on five areas: practice, veteran and patient-driven care, leadership, professional development, and evidence-based practice and research. Missing information or errors can lower your rating or make you ineligible.

Tips for this job:

  • Describe your nursing experience clearly and specifically, because the VA will not make assumptions about it.
  • Send a transcript if you use education to qualify, and note that the 2-page resume limit does not apply here.
  • If you claim veterans' preference, send your DD-214 and select the preference in the questionnaire.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Part-time, with evening shifts from 2 PM to 10 PM. You will work every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday), and may work rotating weekends and holidays. Shift options are 0.2, 0.3, or 0.5 full-time equivalent, and the exact schedule is set after selection.

Incentives and relocation: Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate. The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) may apply, but former EDRP participants cannot apply for the incentive.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship, with limited exceptions under VA policy
  • Drug test, including urinalysis, for tentatively selected applicants
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Background and security investigation
  • Pre-employment physical evaluation
  • Seasonal flu vaccination required, or an approved exemption
  • Annual employee health requirements, such as TB screening
  • Proficiency in basic written and spoken English
  • Online onboarding with acceptable identification, including a REAL ID-compliant license
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period
  • Physical demands include long periods of walking, standing, and lifting or transferring patients

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$69,918 – $131,481 per year
Pay scale and grade
AD · Administratively determined
Location
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Part-time
Service
Excepted
Openings
Many
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
25% or less
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Nurse (0610)
Announcement
CAZP-13104117-27-RM

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