Registered Nurse - Community Living Center

Registered Nurse
- Community Living Center (CLC)

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.

This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Duties of the Registered Nurse
- Community Living Center (CLC) include, but are not limited to:

• Provide competent, evidence-based nursing care to assigned CLC residents, overseeing LPNs and NAs as appropriate.
• Support nursing education, orientation, competency validation, and quality-improvement initiatives.
• Partner with residents, families, and interdisciplinary team members to ensure safe and effective care transitions.
• Apply biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technical proficiency in daily nursing practice.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-appropriate nursing care.
• Coordinate resident care with emphasis on education, self-management, and overall satisfaction.
• Administer medications and perform clinical procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to influence and improve care outcomes.
• Consult with MDS nurses to ensure accuracy of RUG scoring when needed.
• Utilize fundamental critical-thinking skills, seeking guidance appropriately to support high-quality patient care.

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:

Rotating Day/Nights with holiday and weekend rotations. Standards hours are , , , . Can be 8 or 12 hour tours.

Compressed:
Available

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgram

Support, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized