Nurse (Community Living Center)

Job Title

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Direct Patient Care:

• Administer medications, perform comprehensive assessments, wound care, lab draws, IV medications, and skilled nursing services.
• Communicate with Veterans' families regarding care plans, progress, and concerns.

Care Coordination:

• Support daily unit huddles, team meetings, and performance improvement projects.
• Coordinates care from admission to discharge and gives input to each individualized care plan.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize care and outcomes.

Quality & Safety:

• Ensure compliance with quality improvement measures, participate in daily unit huddles, and implement action plans to meet performance measures.
• Adhere to safety, infection control, and environmental policies.

Team Collaboration:

• Work closely with Nurse Managers, Assistant Nurse Managers, and interdisciplinary teams to organize daily workload, review staffing needs, and control personnel assignments.
• Cross-cover to other units and act in broader roles as needed.

Education & Training:

• Participate in orientation and ongoing staff and student educational programs; provide staff education regarding end-of-life care and department outreach.

Documentation & Reporting:

• Maintain accurate records in the Electronic Health Record (EHRM), conduct chart reviews/audits, monitor for changes in condition, and report on psychotropic medication reviews.

Compliance:

• Adhere to VA directives, local policies, and regulatory standards (OSHA, EPA, NRC, DOT, DEQ, Joint Commission, CMS, etc.)

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

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: 0600-1830, 1000-2230, 1400-2230, 1800-0630- days will be rotating

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

US Department of Veterans Affairs