Experience / Position Requirements:
- Must have 2 year in the past 5 years of experience in ICU and a Bachelor's degree
- ICU nurses are required to float as needed to other departments including MS, SDU, CLC & Spinal Cord. Floating may be required approx. 80% of the time given current staffing levels. VA tries to limit nurse to patient ratio to 1:4 when floating but in emergency situations may need to push the ratio to 1:5.
- All candidates must agree to an in-person Meet & Greet (availability must be submitted with the candidate package these are held Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays).
- Estimated time to fully onboard is 45 days.
- Nurses must not have artificial nails, visible tattoos, non-natural colored hair (pink, blue, green, etc.).
- ICU candidates must submit a signed attestation that, as needed, they will float between Med Surge, Step Down, SCI, and CLC (template attached to this email)
Orientation:
- Occurs Every Other Wednesday. The VA will train Wed Fri and then schedule the next week for shadowing / floating. 3 rd week on your own.
Scheduling:
- On the 2 nd Monday of each month, the VA will open the next month s schedule. Nurses will have 7 days to fill in their availability. Once closed, the VA will fill in gaps based on need, provider hours, etc.
- Nurses must work minimum of 3x12 hour shifts per week. There may be opportunities to work a 4 th but not guaranteed.
- Nurses must work 4 total weekend shifts per month. Per the VA, that can be every Saturday or two full weekend, however that works out to get to 4 shifts per month.
- If a Nurse calls out on a weekend shift, they will automatically be assigned to the following weekend.
