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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Shasta, California

About this job

One of the many benefits of working for CalVet includes knowing that you support the Agency’s mission to “serve California’s veterans and their families”.

Final Filing Date: Until Filled

Tenure: Permanent

Time Base: Full-Time

Location: Veterans Home of California - Redding

Who Should Apply:

Current State employees in this classification or those who are eligible on a certification list, transfer, reinstatement, Training & Development Assignment (T&D), or Temporary Authorization Utilization Appointment (TAU) may be considered for this vacancy. Transfer and reinstatement applicants must meet minimum qualifications per SPB Rule 250 for the above listed classification.

NOTE: APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO SROA/SURPLUS PROVISIONS. PLEASE INDICATE THAT YOU ARE ON SROA/SURPLUS STATUS IN THE “APPLYING FOR” SECTION OF THE STD 678 EXAMINATION/EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. APPLICATIONS WHICH INDICATE SROA/SURPLUS STATUS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY.

If you are not a current State employee or otherwise eligible, you may qualify for a civil service examination based on the minimum qualifications for the classification. To view a current listing of examinations being offered by the California Department of Veterans Affairs, please visit our CalVet Jobs Webpage or to view examinations offered by all State departments, please visit the CalHR Website .

Honorably discharged veterans who meet the requirements listed above are encouraged to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the general supervision of the Supervising Nurse II (SN II), also titled Director of Nursing (DON), the Supervising Registered Nurse (SRN) will be responsible for duties in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) including but not limited to the following:

Plan staffing patterns and assign staff to meet patient needs on a 24-hour, 7-day week basis. Responsible for supervising and evaluating the performance of licensed personnel on units and sees that appropriate shift leads evaluate and supervise staff under her/him according to line of command. This includes corrective action and counseling as necessary. Refer employees with personal problems to available resources.

Schedule and coordinate multi-disciplinary team meetings on a weekly basis to ensure update and review of every patient care plan on a quarterly basis. Participate in continuing education programs to maintain and upgrade nursing knowledge and management skills. Attend all weekly scheduled Nursing Administration meetings and transmit information from these meetings to ward personnel. Demonstrate willingness to serve on professional committees and contribute in meaningful ways to such. Conduct regular meetings with staff members on all shifts to communicate pertinent information on a timely basis. Submit and utilize information obtained from the staff in these meetings.

Work PM or Night shift as necessary to determine problems on a 24-hour basis. Make rounds with physician and charge nurse at regular intervals to review treatment program. Act as coordinator and evaluator of patient care on assigned units to ensure 24-hour continuity of patient care, utilizing the patient care plan and multi-disciplinary staff meetings as a tool. Serve as a resource person for assigned clinical area. Serve as resource to staff on the use of the automated hospital information system. Demonstrate initiative in identifying and defining recurring nursing problems and assist staff in the process of solving these problems. Serve as resource person in keeping unit personnel informed of changes in policy and procedures. Serve as resource to personnel for knowledge of Federal, State and JCAHO requirements. Utilize human relations skills in promoting an environment in which the health team can work cooperatively. Is sensitive to those aspects of human behavior which affect the equilibrium of the working environment and initiates appropriate behavior to effect change.

Audit minimum of four charts per month to ensure compliance with regulations and measure quality of patient care. Submit results of these audits to the Nursing Office. Take necessary action to correct any deficiencies. Responsible for assuring that staff is maintaining accurate and current written documentation of patient care including direct audits as necessary for record completeness and accuracy. Assist infection control nurse in monitoring and reporting. Ensure that adequate equipment and supplies are provided for maintaining the unit.

Conduct health teaching as necessary for patients and families or arrange for staff to do such. Monitor and review patient care plans on a regular basis to ensure that nursing personnel and other disciplines, as appropriate, are updating and utilizing patient care plans. Assist staff in identifying rehabilitative potential of individual patients and plans care aimed at attaining and maintaining optimum level of function. Advocate for the patients as individuals with specific physical, psychosocial, religious, and cultural needs for total health. Work closely with the charge nurse and ward physician to establish a ward team concept aimed at providing optimum patient care.

Collaborate with the Nursing Education Department to develop and present in-service education programs for all staff and encourage staff participation. Assist instructors from various colleges in clinical placement of students on units. Responsible directly and/or indirectly for orientation of new personnel. Insist that safety precautions and regulations for patients and staff be observed at all times. Familiarize staff with optimum standards of patient care and stimulate a positive attitude toward these standards.

Other duties as related.

How to Apply:

Visit the CalHR Website to download the application. When applying for this position, please note position # 578-152-8161-001 on the application and include a resume.

Submit your completed and signed State Application (Std. 678) and resume to: Veterans Home of California - Redding, Human Resources Division, 3400 Knighton Road, Redding, CA 96002 Attn: Mandi Trent – RPA#169-14/15.

Note: In the Explanations section on the State application, you must clearly indicate the basis of your eligibility, i.e., list, transfer, SROA, Surplus, Re-employment, Reinstatement or Training and Development Assignment. Failure to do so could result in being rejected from the interview process.

Questions:

If you have any questions, request information concerning this posting, need assistance in the application process, or require any type of Reasonable Accommodation, please contact

Mandi Trent, Human Resources Office, at (530) 224-3420. TDD: (916) 653-1966.

If your application is received by the final filing date and you do not hear from us within a reasonable amount of time (3-4 weeks) AFTER the final filing date, you may assume that the position has been filled by the appointment of another eligible person.

For more information about additional employment opportunities at CalVet please visit the CalVet Website .

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. Per Military and Veterans Code, Section 80, whenever possible, preference shall be given to veterans for employment in the Department of Veteran Affairs. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free workplace. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service and the special trust placed in public servants. Applications will be subject to screening and only the most qualified will be interviewed. Successful completion of live scan and a pre-employment physical (including drug testing for certain civil service classifications) will be required.

Bulletin release date: March 12, 2015