This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
These Registered Nurse - Resource Pool/Float positions are located in Acute Care Service located at the Augusta, ME location. These positions are full-time at 40hrs per week. Duties included but not limited to: Provide comprehensive nursing care across multiple units, applying the full nursing process-assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation-to patients with complex needs.
Administer medications and perform procedures per policy and guidelines, ensuring safety, accuracy, and adherence to established protocols. Coordinate care and patient education, promoting self-management and continuity of care to optimize the Veteran/patient experience and outcomes. Supervise, delegate, and provide oversight to LVNs/LPNs and Nursing Assistants as appropriate to the care setting, ensuring safe, quality practice.
Collaborate and lead within the interprofessional team, contributing to care planning, team conferences, and communications to achieve safe, effective outcomes. Lead unit/program-level quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives, monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating care outcomes and resource utilization. Mentor, precept, and support onboarding/competency validation, fostering professional development and a culture of evidence-based practice.
Advocate for Veterans, families, and caregivers, resolving care-experience issues (e.g., coordination, timeliness, environment of care) and addressing ethical concerns. Maintain documentation standards and protect privacy/information security, complying with the Privacy Act, VA/VHA policies, and reporting incidents promptly.
Adapt to variable assignments and schedules as a float RN, providing direct and indirect care in diverse patient care areas and meeting age-specific and cultural needs.
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: Full -Time, Variable Day or Night shift available with rotating weekends and holidays Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Karen Chapman karen.chapman@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp.- If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.
Carlos.Castillo@va.gov · 616-249-5300 X38031
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $79904 – $139497/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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