Registered Nurse - CLC; Memory Care

Position: Registered Nurse - CLC(Memory Care)
This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy & submit your EDRP application within 4 months of your start date. Approval award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (1 to 5 years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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The Memory Care Unit, Registered Nurse is responsible for coordinating Resident treatments with Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy. The Incumbent reports and charts significant changes in resident condition, evidence of pain or motivational level onto VHA's electronic health systems applications. Duties include caring for dementia patients related behaviors, the RN collaborates with interdisciplinary care teams and family relatives as well as assist with restorative nursing care.

The Memory Care Unit, Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care delivered to the patients. The incumbent adheres to the established policy and procedures and the systemic clinical changes. The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing and completing the required assessments and documentation for the effective management of residents covered under Community Care Living Center, Memory Care Unit and will monitor residents to ensure targeted discharge, education and home care needs are met.

Handles routine admissions and discharges.

Duties May Include but Not Limited To:

* The incumbent will monitor vital signs.

* Perform intravenous therapy, ostomy care and tracheotomy care.

* Administer enteral tube feedings

* Perform wound care management.

* Help residents with range of motion (ROM) exercises.

* Administer indwelling catheter care.

* Monitor respiratory care.

* Perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

* Administer medication.

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:

19:30PM - 08:00AM

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized