Registered Nurse (Community Living Center)

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. The first group of eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager on 10/27/2026, and bi-weekly thereafter. Applications will remain on file until 08/25/2027. The Community Living Center (CLC) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex resident care. Duties and responsibilities included, but are not limited to, the following: Assessing residents: Perform comprehensive and ongoing nursing assessments; identify changes in condition, risks, functional needs, and care priorities. Developing and updating care plans: Create individualized, person-centered plans of care with residents, families, providers, and the interdisciplinary team. Providing and coordinating care: Deliver skilled nursing care, administer medications and treatments, manage wounds, monitor chronic conditions, and coordinate services across disciplines and care settings. Recognizing and responding to changes in condition: Monitor for deterioration, initiate appropriate interventions, notify providers, and arrange urgent evaluation or transfer when indicated. Medication management: Administer medications safely, evaluate effectiveness and adverse effects, reconcile medications, and provide medication education. Supervising staff: Delegate and oversee care provided by LPNs/LVNs, nursing assistants, and other team members in accordance with VA policy, state regulations, and professional standards. Patient and family education: Teach residents and caregivers about diagnoses, medications, treatments, prevention, self-care, advance care planning, and discharge or transition plans. Documentation and communication: Maintain accurate electronic health records, complete required assessments and reports, communicate pertinent information during handoffs, and document responses to care. Safety and quality improvement: Prevent falls, pressure injuries, infections, medication errors, and other adverse events; participate in performance improvement, audits, and emergency preparedness activities. End-of-life and restorative care: Support palliative and hospice approaches, advance directives, symptom management, rehabilitation, restorative nursing, and quality of life. Care coordination: Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, therapists, social workers, dietitians, mental health professionals, and community providers. Professional and regulatory responsibilities: Follow VA policies, nursing standards, infection-prevention requirements, privacy rules, ethical principles, and applicable federal and state regulations. Charge or administrative functions, when assigned: Manage unit operations, staffing and assignments, supplies, admissions and discharges, incident follow-up, and response to emergencies. Interdisciplinary Team: Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Unit Coverage: Maybe required to provide RN coverage in other inpatient units. 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: 24/7/365 work unit. Day versus night shift and specific days off are not guaranteed. Shifts are based on the needs of the facility. Compressed Schedule: Supervisory discretion; shifts may include day, evening, night, weekend and holiday coverage as needed by facility. Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Amber.Guinotte@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.