Registered Nurse- Community Living Center

Community Living Center Registered Nurse (RN)The Community Living Center (CLC) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex resident care.Responsibilities include:Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of residents.Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.The CLC RN collaborates with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinator to ensure accuracy of the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score. The responsibilities of the Registered Nurse (RN) with the competency to care for patients within the Community Living Center include, but are not limited to:Pain managementPalliative CareRAI/MDSAccu-max softwareMeds and Rx via BCMAGeriatric Assessment SkillsCare of Dementia PatientsPhysical Restraint Policy & ProcedureDischarge Planning and TeachingAccutech Pt. Wanderer Security SystemFacilitate Inter-disciplinary MeetingsEnd of Life Care PlanningRehabilitative NursingInteracting with other therapy modalities, i.e., RT, PT, OT, Restorative Rx.Team buildingSafetyCollaborationThis clinical position includes a level of physicality normally associated with direct patient care duties performed by nurses such as potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling. Examples may include but are not limited to:Significant amounts of time standing assisting assigned patientsUtilization of safe patient handling and mobility protocolsBenefits include:Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VAFederal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory3:00pm-11:30pm with alternating weekends and holidaysAuthorized Recruitment IncentivesAuthorized Education Debt Reduction Program