Registered Nurse - Community Living Center - Nursing Home

<p>This position is located at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, Community Living Center - Nursing Home. EDRP Authorize: Student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Community Living Center (CLC) Nursing Home RN is an RN who will utilize the nursing process and evidence-based practice to develop individual plans of care for patients in the CLC. The RN is a key member of the multidisciplinary team. The RN is responsible for patient advocacy and collaboration with other team members, promoting effective communication, and ethical practice. The RN functions within their scope of practice to provide high quality direct patient care to patients at various stages of life. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Demonstrates ability to function effectively in charge nurse, team leader or other leadership roles requiring application of problem skills at the unit or team level and uses team approaches to identify, analyze, and resolve problems. Ensures adherence to policies and procedures, i.e., Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA), documentation, and Accucheck. Serves as a role model in assessing, planning, and evaluating patient status and identifying priority needs for care throughout the health continuum. Develops and updates the nursing care plan, serving as a resource person to less experienced staff. Includes patient/family/significant other/health care providers in establishing realistic, measurable goals related to the treatment plan and health education. Demonstrates skill in implementation of nursing and physician orders for patients with complex patient care needs. Assesses and treats pain utilizing the pain management protocol. Documents administrative and clinical information in a thorough and accurate manner. Adapts meeting the requirements for age related competencies to incorporate the special needs of the Veteran facing a terminal disease process. Demonstrates the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and care requirements for population­ specific needs, such as, culture, Veteran era, etc., and plans and delivers care appropriately. Patient identifiers are used to reliably identify patients. Employees use acceptable identifiers per facility policy. Performs as a role model for other professionals by maintaining standards in nursing practice. Complete all assigned routine documentation and insures completion of all shift documentation by other nursing staff. Provides guidance, as needed, to ensure documentation by other nursing staff is thorough and accurate. Assures that the necessary components are in place, prior to authorized absences and discharges (when applicable), to ensure a safe transition to an alternate environment. Ensures that patients are assessed for all risks and appropriate interventions and effectiveness are documented. Utilizes positive interpersonal skills in assigning and directing personnel in the implementation of patient care. Identifies interpersonal skills between staff members that could detrimentally affect patient care, customer service or staff cohesiveness and act as a mediator to resolve problems promptly. Participates, as a unit representative, in committees and groups that influence facility nursing practice. Demonstrates the development of leadership skills in directing and evaluating team members. Functions independently in the team leader and charge nurse roles and orients other staff members to this role. Performs other duties as assigned. 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: 11:00 pm - 7:00 am, rotating weekends and holidays. Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact: vhavisn04hredrp@va.gov the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more 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. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.