Registered Nurse (Community Living Center 215-3)

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Typical Duties Include But Are Not Limited To:

• Safely and effectively uses patient care equipment including appropriate cleaning of Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) per facility policy and procedures
• Recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms and/or changes in patients' condition and responds appropriately
• Implements physician's/provider's orders in a timely and complete manner
• Implements nursing interventions/orders in a timely and complete manner
• Completes initial assessment of patient condition and response to treatment and initiates follow-up as needed
• Includes the patient and family/significant other in developing the initial plan or care and establishing goals.
• Develops and implements a plan to meet learning needs, instructing patients and families in basic health teaching and discharge planning.
• Documentation is consistent, accurate, concise, and timely
• Revises plan or care according to evaluations of patient's responses and outcomes
• Organizes and completes own assignments in a safe and timely manner, assisting team members as necessary.
• Can recognize the patient has a problem
• Can manage the problem safely and effectively, recognizing his/her scope of practice.
• Recognizes situations that require urgent response.
• Takes the right action for the right reason
• Demonstrates compliance with infection control practices, such as hand washing and wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Demonstrates safe work practices. Complies with safety rules and regulations for safe job performance and fire protection.

Work Schedule: Day Shift, 12 hour shifts 7:30 am - 8:00 pm. With one 8 hour shift every 2 weeks. May include weekends and or holidays.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a Virtual Position

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

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

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Duty Location: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System-11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073