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Registered Nurse - Community Living Center
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
**This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)** At the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, Registered Nurses in the Community Living Center provide compassionate, hands-on care for Veterans, including those living with dementia. Nurses use individualized, evidence-based approaches to support cognitive, behavioral, and functional needs while promoting safety, dignity, and meaningful engagement.
What You'll Do
- →As a Community Living Center Registered Nurse in the Dementia Care Unit you will provide specialized, patient-centered dementia care for Veterans with neurocognitive disorders, including dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and related conditions.
- →This role requires clinical expertise in supporting Veterans experiencing cognitive decline, behavioral expressions, and complex care needs.
- →You will work within an interdisciplinary team to promote safety, maintain dignity, support behavioral and cognitive changes, and enhance the overall quality of life for Veterans living with dementia.
- →Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides comprehensive nursing care to Veterans with neurocognitive disorders through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation using evidence-based dementia care principles.
- →Recognizes, assesses, and responds to behavioral expressions such as agitation, wandering, resistance to care, verbal aggression, and other responsive behaviors, using de-escalation and supportive interventions.
- →Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to develop and revise individualized dementia-focused plans of care that address cognitive, physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs.
- →Implements non-pharmacological interventions and therapeutic approaches that promote comfort, reduce distress, and support meaningful engagement for Veterans with dementia.
- →Educates Veterans and caregivers on disease progression, behavioral strategies, medications, treatments, and care planning, promoting understanding and shared decision-making.
- →Monitors clinical status and safety risks related to cognitive impairment, including fall risk, wandering behavior, delirium, environmental hazards, and communication challenges.
- →Coordinates transitions of care, referrals, and follow-up services to ensure continuity and support for Veterans living with dementia and their caregivers.
- →Administers medications and treatments while maintaining heightened awareness of altered sensory, cognitive, and behavioral needs in the dementia population.
- →Performs clinical procedures (e.g., dressing changes, catheter care, injections) with adaptations to support Veterans' comfort, orientation, and sense of security.
- →Participates in performance improvement and dementia-specific education initiatives to strengthen team competency in managing neurocognitive disorders.
- →Utilizes the electronic health record accurately and in compliance with documentation, privacy, and safety standards, including behavioral documentation relevant to dementia care.
Requirements
- ✓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 examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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