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Summary The Central Iowa VA is hiring for a RN assigned to Rehabilitation and Extended Care at the Knoxville VA. Responsibilities The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. The Home Health Care (HHC) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional nurse with broad-based clinical knowledge enabling him/her to effectively implement health promotion, prevention, and management for adult or older adult Veterans requiring skilled nursing interventions in the home setting. The RN provides care management and skilled home care for Veterans with complex, mixed chronic medical and/or psychiatric conditions, Veterans with cognitive impairments, and Veterans who are terminally ill. The RN works collaboratively with the Veteran's primary care team when planning and providing care to Veterans and their caregivers, utilizing evidence based research where applicable to better address Veteran needs. Major duties include, but are not limited to: The RN functions independently and autonomously in the Veteran home setting and delegates to the home health aide (HHA) when appropriate. The RN establishes methods to monitor Veterans' progress and maintains appropriate documentation. She/he conducts supervisory visits for the HHA in the program, providing education and feedback when needed, and reports concerns to the Program Manager. The RN plans and provides safe, technically competent, and direct in-home visits to Veterans and provides feedback and recommendations to the Veteran's primary care team regarding strategies used in the home setting to meet Veteran and caregiver needs. The RN participates in Quality Improvement activities, including participation in the shared governance model with the objective of improving Veteran care outcomes. The RN is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct Veteran care. She/he assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. The incumbent assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on Veteran and family/caregiver education, Veteran self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction. She/he considers all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences. The RN administers and/or completes medication set up per provider order, following established guidelines. The RN influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the primary care team. Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday/ 40 Hours Weekly Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. 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). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Must possess a current, valid and unrestricted driver's license. Must pass pre-employment driver's physical examination. Qualifications Basic Requirements: 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); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). 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.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing th
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