Community Living Center Registered Nurse - Temporary Not to Exceed 1 Year
About The Position
The Community Living Center Registered Nurse (CLC RN) provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate. The nurse helps direct nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes-utilization consultation. The role also collaborates with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinator to ensure documentation is accurate and reflects the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score. The CLC RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates educational needs to support clinical staff development and skills training. The role requires an understanding of adult learning principles and the ability to adapt learning strategies to assessed needs. The nurse demonstrates collaborative leadership, contributes a nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions, supports colleagues through knowledge sharing, provides constructive peer feedback, shares educational findings and ideas, and promotes evidence-based care and professional development. The schedule and assignments require flexibility. The position is temporary, not to exceed one year. Work schedules include various shifts with 8- and 12-hour tours. Compressed or flexible scheduling is available; telework is not available, and the position is not virtual.
Requirements
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying nursing education under the stated exceptions.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
- Meet the education and professional nursing experience criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level.
- Meet U.S. citizenship requirements, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
- Complete required pre-employment screening, including urinalysis for applicants selected for testing-designated positions, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation.
- Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
- Complete the online onboarding process and all application requirements in the Required Documents section.
- Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
- Work flexibly across schedules and assignments.
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, competencies, and quality improvement and outcomes-utilization consultation.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate educational needs to support learner development and clinical staff skills training.
- Adapt learning strategies to assessed learning needs using adult learning principles.
- Collaborate with the MDS coordinator to ensure documentation is accurate and reflective of the RUG score.
- Contribute a professional nursing perspective to interdisciplinary team discussions and partner with others to improve outcomes.
- Provide constructive feedback, share knowledge and educational findings with peers, and support safe, quality nursing care.
- Question clinical practices and participate in strategies that sustain evidence-based practice.
- Foster a safe and supportive environment for healthcare professionals' development.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Regular salary increases
- Potential for performance awards
- Federal employee benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
