An excellent opportunity exists to work for a government contractor with competitive compensation, benefits, and an excellent work-life balance. Join one of the leading providers of services to loyal veterans who have served our country. Posterity Group, LLC is seeking Registered Nurses with Medical Surgical experience for the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Division at the Clement J. Zablocki Milwaukee Veteran's Administration Medical Center (MVAMC).

Duties: RNs assigned to Medical/Surgical units

General. When assigned to Medical/Surgical units, the RN provides direct and indirect nursing care, through assessing patient status, determining priorities, identifying nursing measures and therapeutic objectives and evaluating outcomes. The position requires independent judgment and nursing actions, flexibility, organizational skills, and the ability to utilize an interdisciplinary approach in the provision of nursing care. RNs assigned to the Med/Surg units shall also be proficient in telemetry.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Medical Surgical RN:

• Utilized the nursing process and an inter-disciplinary approach to provide direct, continuous, comprehensive patient care.
• Perform nursing functions related to physician prescribed treatments.
• Administer medications and IV therapies in compliance with local facility policies.
• Obtains patient history and pertinent family histories.
• Assess patients and plan appropriate nursing care.
• Document plan of care and care provided in patient’s medical record.
• Verify transcriptions of physician’s orders, no verbal orders are to be accepted.
• Carry out prescribed physician orders and document in patient’s medical record.
• Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and or physician as appropriate.
• Re-assess patient’s condition and revise plan of care based on identified nursing problem.
• Assess and document patient’s response to medications and treatments administered.
• Recognize and initiate appropriate measures in emergencies and assist with surgical/diagnostic procedures.
• Instruct patient/family regarding prescribed medications/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures.
• Assess patient/family knowledge level, implement plan of instructions and record patient/family demonstrated level of understanding.
• Care for patients with a variety of catheters and prostheses.
• Perform skin assessment and initiate measures to prevent HAPU.
• Participate in discharge planning.
• Be able to initiate life saving measures in the absence of a physician.
• Maintain neat and clean personal appearance with professional decorum.
• Consistently demonstrate helpful, courteous, and respectful conduct at all times.
• Respect patient rights, including but not limited to visual and auditory privacy.

Qualifications of the Medical Surgical RN:

• Maintain a current license in at least one (1) state, territory, or commonwealth in the U.S. or the District of Columbia.
• Current certification in CPR certification by an American Health Association Vendor.
• Current ACLS certification. 
• A minimum of one (1) year direct patient care experience within the last three (3) years. VA experience is desirable.
• A minimum of one (1) year direct patient care experience within the specialty care setting to which being assigned.

Benefits Medical Surgical RN:

• Salary $84,760- $111,573 annually.
• Health and Welfare $4.41/ hr. Health & Welfare allowance covers the cost of health insurance, if needed.
• 10 days paid vacation per year.
• 7 sick days per year
• 11 days paid Federal.
• Vision, Dental, and 401(k) plans available