Registered Nurse - Fort Meade, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS announcement for a Registered Nurse. The position is located with the Community Living Center, VA Black Hills HCS, Fort Meade, SD.

Applicants will be reviewed and referred as full-time vacancies become available and announcement will close once all positions have been filled.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

The Community Living Center (CLC) Registered Nurse duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provides care to residents with behaviors and/or frequent cognitive changes.
• Provides care for residents with deteriorating physical status thus requiring increased assistance from staff.
• Provides care to prevent and manage skin integrity issues.
• Performs resident-centered care.
• Develops the initial nursing plan of care and updates the plan using realistic, measurable health goals and discharge planning.
• Identifies each patient's individual needs
• Completes unit specific documentation.
• Safely administers medications

Work Schedule: 80 hours biweekly; Rotating shifts to include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. 8 or 12 hour-shifts available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory