Nurse - Veterans Assistance - Nursing Facility - Harrison

Nature of Work

Nurse III deals primarily with the treatment of residents who suffer from geriatric disorders, medical problems and mental health conditions. They are schooled in basic nursing care with further training in dealing with and controlling residents in varying levels of medical conditions, whether acute, chronic or degenerative cognitive breakdown such as dementia. A Nurse III is usually assigned a caseload of specific residents and provides supervision of direct care to their residents, supervising the resident’s medication schedule, facilitating the social and emotional needs of residents, evaluating residents’ progress and dispensing resident’s medication.

Nurse III must collaborate with a variety of interdisciplinary professionals to determine and provide the best possible individualized care for their residents. As many residents are hospitalized because they have acute or chronic conditions, nurses are responsible for maintaining a safe environment for residents and staff through the use of monitoring systems and intervention techniques deemed necessary as per policy.

In addition to the basic nurse duties the Nurse III is responsible for evaluation of subordinate employees. The Nurse III is also responsible for shared and delegated administrative duties with the Nursing Director. Positions are at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Facility. Shift work may be required. Performs related work as required.

$5,347.50 at WV Veterans Nursing Facility in Clarksburg, WV

Posting Number: VANF
26037

Position Number(s): 0613P00141, 0613P00143, 0613P00171, 0613P00173, 0613P00192, 0613P00193, 0613P00194

Harrison County, 7 Vacancies

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• Training:
  Baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited four-year college or university and two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a registered professional nurse.
• OR Successful completion of an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university or a diploma nursing program and three years of experience as a registered professional nurse.
• OR Professional certification from a recognized national nursing certifying organization as a nurse or nurse practitioner in the area of assignment plus two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a registered professional nurse.
• OR Successful completion of an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university or a diploma nursing program; plus baccalaureate degree in the health sciences or behavioral sciences and two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in nursing.
• OR Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited four-year college or university.

Current West Virginia license or temporary permit to practice as a registered professional nurse.

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