Registered Nurse (Community Living Center)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse in a Community Living Center

• Shift: Night shift

• Telework/Virtual: Not available (not a virtual position)

• Education benefit: Eligible for EDRP (Education Debt Reduction Program) if you meet VHA eligibility requirements and submit the application within 4 months of appointment

Description

Provide a full range of nursing services using the nursing process, administer prescribed therapies using nursing judgment, and educate patients and families. Support discharge planning and follow-up care, incorporate patient and family input into the plan of care, and communicate Veterans’ health care options across VA and community settings. Serve as a clinical resource to multidisciplinary staff and help remove obstacles that could impede Veterans from accessing other VA or contracted facilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care using the nursing process

• Administer prescribed therapies using nursing judgment

• Promote discharge planning and ensure follow-up care as needed

• Listen to and include Veterans and families in the plan of care

• Provide feedback and patient education

• Communicate health care options with Veterans (local VA, other VA medical centers, community-based eligibility)

• Work with VA medical centers and contracted/community facilities to remove barriers to care

• Educate providers on medical management processes

• Act as a clinical knowledge resource to non-clinical multidisciplinary staff

• Other assigned duties

Qualifications & Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only if it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens per VA policy)

• English language proficiency (written and spoken) for direct patient care

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program (ACEN or CCNE) or an approved equivalent pathway

• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN registration (or temporary Graduate Nurse Technician option while pursuing licensure)

• Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements; provide acceptable, REAL ID-compliant identification where required

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation

• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program

• May be required to serve a probationary period

• Submit all application requirements/required documents

• If applying for EDRP: meet eligibility requirements and submit the application within 4 months of appointment

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular increases and potential performance awards

• Comprehensive U.S. government total rewards benefits package (eligibility depends on position type)