Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs
The Iowa Veterans Home located in Marshalltown, Iowa - Registered Nurse Opportunity. The Registered Nurse is responsible to provide direct care to the resident at a professional nursinglevel. The Nurse will implement interventions with the resident and/or family/decision maker to assistthe resident to achieve and maintain his/her optimal mental and physical functioning. The RN willfollow the nursing process in all aspects of practice regarding the residents' care needs. The RN willprovide clinical leadership of the LPNs to ensure that quality nursing practice is achieved within thefull scope of their licensure.The Nurse is a role model in all aspects of nursing practice. The Nurse follows the identified chain ofcommand when utilizing resources for problem-solving. The Nurse provides leadership in promotingresearch utilization in nursing practice through participation in committee and special assignments andaudits as necessary to ensure compliance
ABOUT THE JOB
Iowa Veterans Home Registered Nurse - The Nurse is an Associate Nurse for residents in assigned coverage area for each shift worked. She/heis responsible to assure that plans of care are followed as prescribed and/or changes are implementedand communicated as appropriate. He/she also identifies the need for and suggests changes to theplans of care. The Nurse responds appropriately to episodic and emergent needs.The Nurse assesses, communicates and documents acute and/or daily resident needs or issues. He/Sheperforms professional nursing work on an ongoing basis including licensed treatments, administrationof medications and resident care. The Nurse provides daily direct professional nursing care to residents and clinical leadership anddirection to nursing staff. He/She attends report daily to direct daily staff assignments and workloaddistribution. He/She will participate in daily care delivery at the bedside.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide direct care to residents at a professional nursing level.
- Implement interventions with residents and/or family/decision maker to maintain optimal mental and physical functioning.
- Follow the nursing process in all aspects of practice regarding residents' care needs.
- Provide clinical leadership of LPNs to ensure quality nursing practice within the scope of their licensure.
- Participate in committee and special assignments, and audits as necessary to ensure compliance.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to pass a background check.
- Ability to get a TB test.
- Commitment to take a full-time, part-time, or temp position after completion of the SkillBridge program.
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY
IVH would like a commitment of one year of full or part time work from date of hire. Applicants must be able to pass a background check and get a TB test. Temporary transitional housing is available on the Iowa Veterans Home Campus. 1. IVH provides a full state benefits package for full-time employees. 2. IVH can provide housing on-site for up to 2 months while locating permanent housing. 3. IVH is located in Marshalltown that has a college that offers nursing programs. 4. Marshalltown and Marshal county are Homebase Iowa communities that offer different veteran incentives.5. IVH employees over 700 employees in various roles, so if you have a significant other IVH would encourage them to apply for openings as well. Temporary transitional housing is available on the Iowa Veterans Home Campus. For more details, please reach out to the Iowa Veterans Homes Operations Administrator at 641-750-6911.
TARGET MOCS
All MOCs
ELIGIBLE SERVICE BRANCHES
All Services
BENEFITS
- Temporary transitional housing available on the Iowa Veterans Home Campus.
- Opportunities to grow within the organization.
PROGRAM COST
N/A
OTHER
APPLICATION PROCESS: This SkillBridge internship opportunity is managed by Iowa Workforce Development. In order to begin the process please complete a SkillBridge Service Member Application at the link below and be sure to select Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs and the CNA program. Once received a member of IDVA's team will reach out to you to further discuss your interest and any additional opportunities that may align with your end goals here in Iowa. https://seam.ly/5dOpQgZ8