OPS REGISTERED NURSE (WW) - 50601419

Requisition No: 822887 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: OPS REGISTERED NURSE (WW) - 50601419

 Pay Plan: Health Care Practice

Position Number: 50601419 

Salary:  $33.00/Hour 

Posting Closing Date: 03/25/2024 

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Requisition #822887

OPS REGISTERED NURSE (WEEKEND WARRIOR)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans' Nursing Home

Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, FL.

Salary:  $33.00/Hour

Paid Bi-Weekly

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served U.S.  We are seeking motivated and dynamic individuals! 

Our New "WEEKEND WARRIOR" Position pays an hourly rate of $32.00 plus $1.00 shift differential (restrictions apply).  The Weekend Warrior is designed for dedicated persons wanting to work the following shifts only.

• Weekday evening shift (3 pm - 11 pm)
• Weekday night shift (11 pm - 7 am)
• Weekend - ALL shifts.

*Other vacant OPS/Temporary positions and shifts may be filled from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a current Florida Registered Nurse License.
• Must possess a current CPR certification.
• Must be willing and able to work only the evening, nights, and weekend shifts.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledgeable in the use of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Successful completion of the due diligence process, to include but not limited to, a Level II Background check and drug screen.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Experience in long-term care or 120 bed skilled nursing facility.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records.
• Experience with medication administration.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• The incumbent is responsible for giving ordered treatments, administer prescribed medications, give direct ADL care, and complete requirements for diagnostic procedures as requested by the attending physician on an assigned shift per established policies and procedures.
• Work under the direct supervision of the Senior Registered Nurse Supervisor.
• Receive verbal orders, including telephone orders from attending physicians.
• Transcribe physician's orders to all appropriate documents on an assigned shift per established policies and procedures.
• Make rounds with physicians and other health care personnel per established policies and procedures.
• Monitor physician's orders for completion.
• Review and follow-up on resident incidents or complaints. 
• Count narcotics at beginning and end of shift.
• Ensure that narcotic records are accurate for assigned shift. Will provide supervision (lead worker duties) for the facility on an assigned shift as required and as defined in 60K-2.0061 (3) (d) F.A.C.
• Will supervise subordinates on assigned unit.
• Review work assignments with staff on unit and assign team members in accordance with the patient's needs, available staffing, and in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Ensure assigned CNAs are in the dining room on time.
• Try to problem solve with employees as required before involving supervisor. 
• Recognize and respond to changes in residents' conditions as it occurs. Will record observations accurately and concisely.
• Notify supervisor, physician, and family of changes. Document all notifications as they are made.
• Assist physicians with special tests and procedures as required and within the scope of the Florida Nursing Practice Act.
• Receive and give report at beginning and end of shift by making walking rounds with the off-going and on-coming nurse.
• For assigned residents and within the assigned time frame will: Complete, sign and date the MDS, RAP modules and additional assessments.
• Review and update care plans; notify chairperson if changes need to be made per established policies and procedures; and attend Interdisciplinary Care Plans when requested. 
• Maintain professional standards of nursing care.
• Follows all local, state, and federal rules and regulations, as well as the policies and procedures of the facility and nursing department. 
• Attend mandatory and non-mandatory in-services, meetings, Care Plans and MDS as required.
• Ensure economical utilization of supplies and proper charging of items to residents' accounts. 
• Ensure equipment is maintained in a clean and safe manner.
• Maintain valid CPR certification and perform as needed.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

This position is in the Other Personnel Services (OPS) system.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.