This is a professional registered nurse (RN) position accountable for serving as a member of the medical treatment team. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will perform various duties, including assessing the needs of Veterans and ensuring services are consistent with needs, promoting high-quality care, and supervising and coordinating activities of nursing personnel designated to specified wing/unit. In addition, RN’s will assess, organize and plan staff duties on assigned shifts, continually evaluate care outcomes, and monitor staff performance to assure appropriate care is administered according to the plan of care. This position will also implement and complete Veteran MDS sections and care plan according to assigned healthcare protocol. Shift differential available.

Benefits Include:

• 3 weeks paid annual leave/year
• 3 weeks paid sick leave/year
• 13 paid holidays/year
• Retirement Plan
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• 6 weeks paid leave for birth or adoption

Annual Salary Range: $77,665.28 - $83,411.68

+9% Evenings/Night Shift Differential

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of a specialized area of professional nursing including related theory, practices, and standards.
• Ability to conduct nursing assessments, develop nursing diagnoses, and formulate short and long-term objectives and treatment plans.
• Ability to administer detailed therapeutic prescriptions and nursing interventions.
• Ability to implement and coordinate a specialized facility-wide or geographical regional nursing program, and serve as a consultant for the area of expertise.

Qualifications:

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse
• 0-3 years of experience as a registered nurse.
• A recent graduate of an accredited nursing program may practice as a graduate nurse until results of first licensure examination are received or until 90 days after graduation, whichever occurs first.

Physical Requirements:

• Walking, balancing, finger dexterity, pulling, pushing, standing, climbing, grasping, stooping, crouching, crawling, kneeling, reaching, bending, lifting, supporting, repetitive motion, frequent washing of hands.
• Essential sensory and communicative activities include: feeling, seeing speaking, hearing, smelling and tasting.

Job Description Summary:

• Assess, organize, plan staff duties on assigned shift. Continually evaluate the care outcomes and monitor staff performance to assure appropriate care is administered according to the plan of care. Assess, evaluate, counsel employees performance in coordination with shift supervisor/unit manager
• Assist and/or initiate nursing assessment within 8 hours of admission
• Implement Veteran MDS and care plan according to healthcare protocol as assigned. Complete sections of MDS as assigned
• Demonstrate knowledge of all care key factors. Identify daily the Veterans who are at high risk for negative outcomes in key factors on the unit assigned and communicate to staff at all levels
• Take and record temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, etc. Ensure completion of infection line listing
• Make rounds with physicians, inform them of the status of patients and receive instructions on further care and treatment. Transcribe and implement physician’s orders accurately
• Follow established policies and procedures. Document all nursing assessments, interventions and evaluations
• Ensure 24 hour change of shift report is accurately completed daily according to established protocol
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time, primarily on feet all shift with the exception of breaks and occasional sedentary tasks during giving/receiving report, sitting at desk to transcribe orders, medical record documentation, etc.
• Give medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician. Deliver medication accurately and provide evidence of follow-up observation for effect, adverse reaction or incompatibilities. Push medication carts to the point of medication administration. Open/close medication bottles, punch out medications from bubble packed medication cards, etc.
• Perform a variety of nursing procedures according to acceptable standards of practice such as wound care, catheterizations, tracheal care, tube feedings, administering oxygen, etc. which may require bending at the waist, stooping, crouching, reaching with arms in order to empty catheter, provide dressing changes, etc. Perform finger pinching and grasping for IV therapies, portacath access, etc. Push/pull treatment carts, perform treatments which may require awkward positions, i.e., supporting Veteran while they are lying on their side and administering a cream medication to affected area, etc.
• Assist staff with Veteran care needs as necessary, lifting and moving Veterans with physical disabilities for positioning, toileting, bathing/showering, transferring, etc. Assist with the delivery and set up of food trays (i.e. carry food trays, cut up food items, open milk cartons/juice containers, etc.). Feed Veterans
• Assist with transporting Veterans to/from their room, dining room, recreational therapy programs and elsewhere as required. Push and/or pull equipment, i.e. wheelchairs, whirlpool gurneys, specialized chairs/equipment, etc.
• Promote and assist with Veteran elimination, which includes transfers to and from the toilet, stooping or bending at the knees to empty catheter bags, etc.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and correctly complete and submit all necessary forms and reports. Use computers and software programs utilized by the facility. Perform manual electronic data entry
• Assist and/or complete Veteran teaching prior to discharge. Respond to opportunities to teach Veterans and families regarding disease processes and treatment modalities
• Participate in the orientation of unit staff. Promote staff development by situational teaching, reinforcement of MVH policies and procedures and unit conferences
• Adhere to infection control procedures as trained.
• Participate in in-service and continuing education presentations
• Other duties as assigned

At the Missouri Veterans Commission we value diversity because we believe in the power of our differences. MVC strives for an inclusive work environment where equal and equitable opportunities exist for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, uniformed service member, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $77,665.28 - $83,411.68 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Physical setting:

• Long term care

Standard shift:

• Evening shift
• Night shift

Weekly schedule:

• Rotating weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
Regular COVID testing; PPE; Quarantine

Application Question(s):

• What is your preferred shift: Days, Evenings or Nights? If your preferred shift is not available, are you open to any other shifts?
• Are you interested in FT, PT or PRN hours?
• When are you available to start?

License/Certification:

• RN License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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