Registered Nurse - GEC CLC
About The Position
Heroes' Corner is an 18-bed Palliative Care/Hospice Unit within the Community Living Center. It cares for Veterans receiving palliative chemotherapy, palliative radiation, or palliative rehabilitation, as well as Veterans at end of life. Veterans may discharge home, to community facilities, or remain on the unit for end-of-life care. Services include symptom management, wound care, and IV therapy. The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for the elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. The nurse coordinates care with a focus on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care, and collaborates with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinator to ensure documentation is accurate and reflective of the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score. The position may require flexibility in schedule and assignments. The work schedule is the NOC shift, 2330–0800, with rotating weekends and holidays. Telework is not available, and this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.
Requirements
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduate of an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or meet the stated qualifying education pathway for bridge-program or foreign-school graduates.
- Hold current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, except for the stated Graduate Nurse Technician appointment exception.
- Meet the applicable education and professional nursing experience requirements for the assigned grade and level.
- U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
- Selected applicants in testing-designated positions are subject to pre-employment urinalysis; refusal results in denial of employment.
- Register with Selective Service if male and born after 12/31/1959.
- Complete a background/security investigation and online onboarding process, and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
- Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
- Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
- May be required to serve a probationary period.
- Complete all application requirements in the announcement's Required Documents section.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide and/or supervise direct patient care and remain responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process.
- Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
- Collaborate with the MDS coordinator to ensure documentation is accurate and reflects the RUG score.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
- 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
- Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and a 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
