Registered Nurse (Continuing Living Center)
This is an open continuous announcement until December 31st, 2025. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. The Registered Nurse (RN) s responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
This is an Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) that will be used to fill multiple Community Living Center Registered Nursing vacancies at the Lyons facility of the VA NJ Health Care System. Eligible candidates will be referred as long as there are vacancies. The Community Living Center (CLC) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for the following: Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process and/or supervising direct patient care. Assist in directing the provision of nursing education. orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilizing consultation. Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide and produce optimal outcomes. responsible to the assigned rating and approving supervisors and is accountable to the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS). VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Fulltime 3:30pm-12:00am (Tour days to be discussed with hiring manager). Telework: Not available Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
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. 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.