Registered Nurse - Community Living Center

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program EDRP Join the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Fort Meade, South Dakota, as a Community Living Center Registered Nurse and provide compassionate, resident-centered care to Veterans. Coordinate care, administer treatments, support independence, collaborate across disciplines, and strengthen safety, quality, and continuity of care.

Duties

Build a rewarding nursing career in the Community Living Center, where you will play an important role in helping Veterans maintain function, independence, safety, and quality of life. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will combine hands-on nursing care with care coordination, resident and family engagement, and evidence-based practice to meet each Veteran's individual needs. This position also offers opportunities to serve as a clinical resource, collaborate across services on complex care needs, contribute to performance improvement, and help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for Veterans receiving continuing care. Duties include, but are not limited to: Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care for Community Living Center residents while coordinating services across the continuum of care. Administer medications, treatments, and nursing procedures while promoting safe, effective, and resident-centered care. Engage Veterans, families, and caregivers in care planning, incorporating their needs, preferences, values, and goals into treatment decisions. Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and other services to coordinate complex care needs and create a seamless experience for Veterans. Serve as a clinical resource and liaison between nursing staff and the Nurse Manager to support communication and coordinated care delivery. Conduct clinical and environmental rounds to evaluate care delivery, assess the therapeutic environment and safety, and identify opportunities for program improvement. Apply evidence-based nursing practice, research, and current literature to strengthen care delivery and support quality and performance improvement initiatives. Participate in the development and implementation of professional nursing standards and help ensure appropriate nursing coverage to support continuity of resident care. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards 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 Work Schedule: Shifts and Hours We operate on a 12-hour shift schedule: - Day Shift: 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM - Night Shift: 6:00 PM - 6:30 AM You are scheduled to work 80 hours in a two-week period. This includes a mix of: - 12-hour shifts (6 shifts) - 8-hour shifts (1 shifts) - Day Shift: 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM - Night Shift: 10:00 PM - 6:30 AM Scheduling Notes - Shift Assignment: While we do our best to accommodate preferences, your scheduled shift may vary based on the center's needs. We cannot guarantee a permanent day or night shift. - Night Shift Rotation: Staff assigned to day shifts will rotate onto night shifts for a two-week period based on seniority. - Rotating hours, weekends and holidays Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. The EDRP Coordinator(s) can be reached at [email protected]@va.gov Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized 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.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification. Grade Determinations: The following Scope, Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level