Long-Term Care Registered Nurse (Community Living Center)

Overview

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting multiple Long-Term Care Registered Nurses to support the Community Living Center at the Castle Point VA Medical Center located at 41 Castle Point Rd, Wappingers Fall, NY 12590. Multiple shift schedules are available. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers.

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.

Responsibilities

• Delivers safe care to assigned patients, while developing technical competencies 
• Recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms and/or changes in patients' condition and responds appropriately 
• 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 
• Revises plan of care according to evaluations of patient's responses and outcomes 
• Uses the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and the Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) software per policy 
• Ensures that all JHACO standards for professional nursing care are met during performance of care
• Completes appropriate medical record forms in compliance with VA guidelines and policies on each patient
• Verifies the content and correctness of all recorded entries in patient record; all documentation/records/reports must meet or exceed established VA standards to include, but not limited to: timeliness, legibility, accuracy, content, and signature; outpatient records shall be completed the same day the patient is seen
• Demonstrates sensitivity to cultural diversity, race, gender, and other individual differences in the workforce, in the Veteran population, and in the community
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Holds a diploma, Associate Degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited program, college, or university and hold a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in any State; a Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• Has been practicing actively as an RN in an acute or long-term setting for at least the last two years
• Is capable of providing complex and comprehensive nursing care for adult medical and surgical patients
• Has and maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 
• Has no health or physical disability restrictions that interfere with performance of assigned duties
• No sponsorship available 

All candidates must be able to:

• Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
• Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Lift up to 20 lbs
• Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Push/pull with 30 lbs of force

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.