Registered Nurse - Critical Care (Intensive Care Unit)

Veterans Health Administration; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 81,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Federal pension

Federal 401K

Health insurance

Licensure support

Night shifts

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration at the LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care within Patient Care Services.

This role provides direct care to acutely/critically ill patients and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe transitions across the health care continuum. The RN will apply evidence-based practices, participate in education and quality improvement, and support staff through leadership and oversight.

Qualifications

• A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
• If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.
• Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based care to acutely/critically ill patients with oversight of licensed personnel as appropriate.
• Direct the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and quality improvement activities.
• Partner with patient, family and interdisciplinary team to promote safe transitions across the care continuum.

Job description

Registered Nurse - Critical Care (Intensive Care Unit)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center is seeking a Full-Time Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care, aligned under Patient Care Services.

Key Responsibilities

The Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Practice includes directing other providers.

Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum. Provides direct care for acutely/critically ill patients who are at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems, regardless of the setting for nursing care.

Provides high intensity care and vigilance, while refining assessment skills, blending in data obtained from a variety of invasive/noninvasive monitoring technology. This nurse has fundamental experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, basic critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice.

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: Nights, 1930-0800 x 6 and 2330-0800 x 1


• Compressed/Flexible: Not Available


• Telework: Not Available


• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $81479 – $139574/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-07.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.