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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), 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.
What You'll Do
- →This Registered Nurse position is in the Nursing services at the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, located at the Leeds, MA location.
- →This position is full time at 40 hours per week.
- →Duties Include but not limited to: Delivers safe care to assigned patients.
- →Safely and effectively uses patient care equipment.
- →Correctly and safely performs nursing procedures.
- →Recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms and/or changes in patients' condition and responds appropriately.
- →Implements physician's/provider's orders in a timely and complete manner.
- →Implements nursing interventions/orders in a timely and complete manner.
- →Completes initial assessment of patient condition and response to treatment and initiates follow-up as needed.
- →Includes the patient and family/significant other in developing the initial plan of care and establishing goals.
- →Documents the nursing process.
- →Uses the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), Essentris, Clinical Procedures, and Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) software per policy, as well as any future patient documentation programs.
- →May act as charge nurse and is responsible for appropriate delegation of care to both licensed and non-licensed personnel May be responsible for the medication pass Work Schedule: 11:30 p.m. - 08:00 a.m. with rotating weekends/holidays/days off and subject to other tours as needed.
- →Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available.
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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
Personality Fit
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