Registered Nurse - Critical Care / Surgical Intensive Care Unit

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 81,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Federal health/vision/dental

Traditional pension and 401K

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Registered Nurse for the Critical Care / Surgical Intensive Care Unit to provide comprehensive nursing care, patient education, and care coordination for veterans.

This role emphasizes evidence-based practice, teamwork, and patient-centered outcomes in a fast-paced ICU setting. Facility offers a robust total rewards package, federal retirement benefits, and a schedule of day shifts with rotations.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Delivers nursing practice with responsibility and delegates tasks based on patient safety.

Job description

Registered Nurse - Critical Care / Surgical Intensive Care Unit

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse (RN) Critical Care / Surgical Intensive Care Unit, delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. The Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care.

The focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self-direction. Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments. Seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families. Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient. The nurse brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.

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: 7:00 a.m.

- 7:30 p.m. (Six, 12 hour shifts), 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. or 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (One, 8 hour shift). Every other weekend requirements. Holiday rotations. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. EDRP Authorized: Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized. Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.

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 $80848 – $154831/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

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