Registered Nurse - Community Living Center

The Community Living Center (CLC) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation.

Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals. Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes. Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.

Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture. The CLC RN collaborates with the Minimum Date Set (MDS) coordinator to ensure documentation is accurate and reflective of the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score.

The CLC RN provides care to residents with chronic medical, as well as surgical diagnoses. Many of these residents often have complex diagnosis requiring skilled nursing assessment, monitoring, IV infusions, wound care, and many other needs. He/she provides guidance and education to patients and caregivers and collaborates with other professionals at all levels, including but not limited to:
Social Workers, Pharmacists, Radiology Staff, Laboratory Staff and the other Nurses and Physicians on the various clinical treatment teams. Collaborates with the CLC interdisciplinary team to promote resident-centered care and provide a home like environment for long term care and hospice/palliative care residents. The CLC RN is competent in identifying physiological, psychological, social, and environmental variable affecting the functional status of the older adult and hospice/palliative care patient and anticipates possible discharge needs and assists patient/significant others and multidisciplinary team in achieving goals for discharge.

Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs. Responsibilities may also include charge nurse duties, medication administration, documentation, and assistance with ADLs.

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, 6-12hr shifts, 1-8hr shift/per pay period with rotation of weekends and holidays.

Telework:
Not eligible for Telework

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized.