Registered Nurse - Community Living Center

Registered Nurse

Build a rewarding nursing career while making a lasting difference in the lives of Veterans receiving rehabilitation and extended care. As a Registered Nurse with the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System, you will play an essential role in helping Veterans maintain or regain optimal function, prepare for transitions in care, and successfully manage their health after discharge. You will work alongside an interdisciplinary team to deliver coordinated, individualized care while engaging Veterans and their families as active partners in care planning. This role offers the opportunity to strengthen your clinical practice, contribute to quality improvement, and support meaningful outcomes for Veterans in a collaborative Community Living Center environment.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care for Veterans receiving rehabilitation and extended care services.
• Coordinate care throughout the continuum, supporting safe transitions, patient and family education, and Veteran self-management following discharge.
• Administer medications and perform nursing procedures in accordance with established clinical policies and treatment plans.
• Conduct skin assessments and monitor skin integrity to identify concerns and support timely interventions.
• Assess and document pain and the effectiveness of pain-management interventions to promote Veteran comfort and well-being.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop, implement, and evaluate coordinated plans of care that reflect each Veteran's needs and preferences.
• Coordinate completion of clinical orders for assigned Veterans and work collaboratively with Licensed Practical Nurse team members to support continuity of care.
• Respond to medical emergencies as part of the code team and participate in unit-level quality improvement activities designed to strengthen care and outcomes.

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 & Night shifts available Days - 6 days 7:15am - 7:45pm, 1 day 7:15am - 3:45pm or 11:15am - 7:45pm - Rotating weekends and holidays Nights - 6 days 7:30pm - 7:30am, 1 day 7:30pm - 3:30am or 11:30pm - 7:30am - Rotating weekends and holidays

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized: Position(s) listed under this Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) MAY be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. Applicants selected for an EDRP-eligible position will be notified in their conditional job offer. The selectee must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit an EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval, award amount (up to $200,000), and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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.