Registered Nurse - Community Living Center

Registered Nurse

This position on 9A Valor Point is organizationally aligned within the Community Living Center (CLC)/ Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) division at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Valor Point is a 40-bed unit consisting of two programs, Transitional Care (short stay- less than 90 days) and Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (CIIRP- length of stay determined by goals of care). The CLC Registered Nurse (RN) serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team and is responsible for delivering age-friendly, comprehensive nursing care to Veterans in the GEC setting. The RN collaborates closely with nursing assistants, licensed providers, and other disciplines to support holistic, patient-centered care across the continuum. This role emphasizes compassionate service, clinical excellence, and strong partnerships with Veterans and their families to ensure exceptional patient experiences and outcomes. Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates all care based on age-specific components, considering the individual's age, life stages, state of health, race, culture, values, and previous experiences.
• Assumes responsibility for coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, including patient and family education and supporting patient self-management after discharge.
• Administers medications and performs procedures per established policies and guidelines, including daily and weekly skin assessments and monitoring and documenting pain and pain interventions.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team and participates in unit/program level quality improvement activities.
• Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients, engaging patients, families, and caregivers to incorporate knowledge, values, and beliefs into care planning without judgment or discrimination.
• Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and unit-based educational activities for personal and professional growth.
• Maintains compliance with all education and competency requirements to support organizational goals and objectives.
• Contributes to facility accreditation readiness for all regulatory or survey bodies and articulates standards of care, policies, and performance improvement data as needed.

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: NOCs (2330-0800), every other weekend, and holiday rotation

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized