Community Living Center Registered Nurse
About The Position
The Community Living Center (CLC) Registered Nurse (RN) provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. The RN helps direct nursing education, orientation, and competency activities, and provides consultation on quality improvement and outcomes utilization. The role demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaboration. The RN provides constructive feedback to peers, fosters a safe and supportive environment for healthcare professionals, contributes a nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions, and partners with others to improve outcomes. The RN supports colleagues through knowledge sharing, shares educational findings and ideas, questions clinical practices to promote evidence-based care, and participates in sustaining evidence-based practice. The CLC RN collaborates with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinator to ensure documentation is accurate and reflective of the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score. The position offers eligibility for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to VHA policy and application review. Approved awards may be up to $200,000 for an eligibility period of one to five years. Former EDRP participants are ineligible. Work schedules may include 8- or 12-hour shifts on days, nights, weekends, and holidays; the supervisor and facility needs determine the final schedule. Compressed or flexible scheduling is available. Telework and virtual work are not available.
Requirements
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated exceptions for qualifying bridge-program candidates and foreign nursing education.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
- Meet the applicable education and experience requirements for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
- Meet U.S. citizenship requirements; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
- Complete required pre-employment urinalysis, background/security investigation, onboarding, and physical evaluation.
- Register for Selective Service if a male born after December 31, 1959.
- Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
- Complete all application requirements in the Required Documents section.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents.
- Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.
- Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, and competency activities.
- Provide consultation on quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
- Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaboration.
- Provide peers with informal constructive feedback and foster a safe, supportive environment for professional development.
- Contribute a professional nursing perspective to interdisciplinary team discussions and partner with others to improve outcomes.
- Support colleagues through knowledge sharing and share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
- Question clinical practices and participate in activities that sustain evidence-based practice.
- Collaborate with the MDS coordinator to ensure documentation accurately reflects the RUG score.
Benefits
- Education Debt Reduction Program may provide an approved award of up to $200,000 for one to five years, subject to eligibility and program approval.
- Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
- 50 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
- Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k), with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
- Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
- Compressed or flexible scheduling is available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
