Registered Nurse - Long Term Care (Recruitment/Relocation Incentive Authorized)

Job Overview

The Community Living Center (CLC) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. The role includes coordinating care with a strong emphasis on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum of care.

The incumbent administers medications and procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines and influences care outcomes through collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include maintaining knowledge of, and actively participating in, unit- or program-level quality improvement processes, initiatives, and customer service programs.

Major duties include:

• Providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned Community Living Center (CLC) residents.
• Overseeing licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.
• Assisting in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, and competency development.
• Contributing a professional nursing perspective in interdisciplinary team discussions.
• Partnering with others to effect change and produce optimal resident outcomes.
• Questioning clinical practices to promote the delivery of evidence-based care.
• Participating in activities and strategies to sustain evidence-based practice.
• Collaborating with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Coordinator to ensure documentation accuracy.
• Ensuring documentation reflects the appropriate Resource Utilization Group (RUG) score.

Qualifications

• 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);
• 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.)

Pay: $78,551.00 - $137,790.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person