RN - Registered Nurse

Solvet Services, LLC, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, facilitating contracts for RNs, to the New Orleans VAMC. We are the current and sole contract holder for nursing services at this facility and have proudly serviced the NOLA VAMC since 2020.

Community Living Center (CLC) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to residents with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and enhance outcomes utilization. This nurse integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex situations. Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. The nurse will demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. The nurse demonstrates competence in practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs initial assessments and re-assessments of conditions and responses to treatment as well as any other clinical findings.
• Assess residents/patients learning needs; develops and implements plans to meet patients needs; educates residents/patients and families in self-care and treatment measures.
• Promotes continuity of care through developing an individualized interdisciplinary plan of care in collaboration with the resident/patient, family and health care team.
• Administers prescribed therapies using appropriate judgment.
• Accurately documents in patient's medical records findings, assessments, and care provided.
• Administers medications and treatments in accordance with established procedures and policies.
• Educates colleagues and/or students and serves as a preceptor or mentor.
• Initiates and participates in quality improvement activities.
• Serves as a role model when assigned as team leader or charge nurse under the supervision of the Nurse Manager or designee.
• Adheres to established policies, standards of care, and standards of practice;
• All other duties as assigned.

We are seeking compassionate and experienced RNs to join our team! You will provide high quality patient care while making a positive impact on the lives of the veterans you care for.

• Community Living Center
• Three 12-hour shifts per week (Nights)
• Active AHA BLS
• Active RN License
• Two years of experience required
• Ability to pass a federal background check
• Expected hours: 36 per week

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Physical Setting: Hospital

Pay: $48.00