Registered Nurse - Sunflower Memory Center

Veterans Health Administration • Topeka, KS

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides the full range of nursing services using the nursing process and administers prescribed therapies using nursing judgment. The nurse promotes discharge planning and follow-up care, includes patients and families in care planning, and provides feedback and patient education. The role communicates with Veterans about health care options, including local VA services, other VA medical centers, and community-based eligibility. The nurse works with VA medical centers, contracted facilities, and community facilities to address barriers to Veterans’ use of those services; educates providers on medical management processes; and serves as a clinical resource to non-clinical multidisciplinary staff. Other duties may be assigned.

The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to program eligibility and approval. EDRP may provide up to $200,000 in student loan reimbursement for an eligibility period of one to five years. Applicants must submit an EDRP application within four months of appointment; former EDRP participants are ineligible. The position has a night-shift schedule. Telework is unavailable, and the role is not virtual. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change of station, are not authorized.

Requirements

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse licensure in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be possible for qualifying candidates actively pursuing licensure.
• Graduation from an approved professional nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE, or qualifying alternative education pathways described in the announcement.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Meet the applicable education, experience, and grade-determination criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Pass the required pre-employment physical evaluation and, if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position, urinalysis screening.
• Meet background and security investigation requirements and complete the online onboarding process.
• Participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Submit a transcript when relying on education to meet qualification requirements; foreign education requires the applicable equivalency documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in hospice, rehabilitation, or skilled nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide the full range of nursing services using the nursing process.
• Administer prescribed therapies using nursing judgment.
• Promote discharge planning and follow-up care as needed.
• Listen to and include patients and families in the plan of care.
• Provide feedback and patient education.
• Communicate with Veterans about health care options, including local VA services, other VA medical centers, and community-based eligibility.
• Coordinate with other VA medical centers, contracted facilities, and community facilities to remove obstacles to Veterans’ use of their services.
• Educate providers on medical management processes.
• Provide clinical knowledge and serve as a clinical resource to non-clinical multidisciplinary staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to eligibility and approval, with potential student loan reimbursement up to $200,000 over an eligibility period of one to five years.
• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• Federal employee benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree