Registered Nurse- Community Living Center

Registered Nurse (RN)

This Registered Nurse (RN) position is located within the Papillion - CHI Midlands Hospital Campus at 11111 South 84th Street. VA Community Living Centers are a place where Veterans receive extended hospital care and short-term rehabilitation levels of care which includes help with activities of daily living, skilled nursing, and dementia care. This CLC has a total of 33-beds, providing services to eligible Veterans needing 30-90 days of skilled rehabilitation, or dementia/ neurocognitive support. The mission of a Community Living Center is to restore each Veteran to his or her highest level of well-being, to prevent declines in health, and to provide comfort at the end of life.

The Community Living Center Registered Nurse duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Performs complex procedures to include catheterizations, venipuncture, central line dressing changes, wound care, heparin or saline flushes in peripheral lines and PICC lines.
• Responds to patient emergencies, initiating life saving measures while waiting for help to arrive. Ability to provide Basic Life Support if needed.

Preferred Experience:

• Long-term care and/or rehabilitation experience

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: Paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 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 and Night shifts available to include rotating weekends and holidays. Alternate Work Schedule (AWS) - work 72 hours per pay period (12-hour shifts only); once initial orientation is completed. The only TOD for NWI CLC P option is 0630 - 19 and 1830 - 07.

• Day shift: 0630-1900
• Night shift: 1830-0700

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: A recruitment/relocation incentive is authorized for highly qualified applicants. Please contact the HR specialist for specific requirements.

EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & 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 ineligible to apply. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

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.