Registered Nurse Supervisor-FT--2nd & 3rd-Variable hours

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Kansas Veterans' Home

About the Position:

Who can apply: Anyone

Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Work Schedule: Variable hours 2nd & 3rd shift 5 days per week

Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes

Veterans' Preference Eligible: No

Search Keywords: Nurse, RN

Compensation: Salary is $38.72 base pay 10% shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts. *This position is eligible for a temporary $8.50 per hour special differential for all hours worked. This differential is temporary and can end at the Governors discretion.*

• Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
• Sick & Vacation leave
• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
• Fitness Centers in select locations
• Employee discounts with the STAR Program
• Retirement and deferred compensation programs

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Position Summary & Responsibilities:

Position Summary:

The Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office, a state agency, is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of unclassified, Registered Nurse Supervisor who will function as the night shift House Supervisor at our long-term care / assisted living facility in Winfield, KS. The Kansas Veterans Home (KVH) is located in south-central KS, approximately 45 minutes south east of Wichita. The hours for this position are basically 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. five (5) nights per week.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

This position is the unit nurse for a Long Term Care Unit. The level of nursing care will range from minimal assistance to total care. Responsibilities will include coordinating all aspects of resident care as a member of the interdisciplinary team. Duties will entail supervising and training staff, communicating individual resident needs with other shifts, and coordinating the mandatory Minimum Data Set (MDS).

Employee has the authority to plan and carry out assignments with little supervision. Reports regularly to keep ADON informed of work progress or to report problems that requires assistance or advice.

Qualifications:

Education:

General Education

Licensing & Certification:

Current Kansas Registered Nurse License with the State of Kansas.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required at entry: Knowledge of: 1) professional nursing theory and practice, and 2) internal working relationships of the facility staff. Ability to: 1) apply nursing techniques as directed to patient care situations, 2) coordinate the services of a staff of professionals to provide appropriate nursing care to a group of patients, 3) follow specific or general procedures and directions, 4) prepare and maintain records, charts and reports, 5) maintain a helpful and sympathetic attitude towards patients under trying conditions and to maintain harmonious working relationships with subordinates and supervisors, and 6) supervise and instruct a subordinate staff of professional, paraprofessional and non-professional personnel responsible for the care and treatment of the physically ill and aging population.

Preferred Qualifications:

Independent work experience in registered nursing. Prefer one year of supervisory experience. Prefer six months work experience with geriatric population.

Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements:

Must successfully pass background check as required by K.S.A. 39-970.

As authorized by the 2018 Kansas Legislature, effective July 1, 2018, K.S.A. 75-4362 is amended to designate all positions with the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs office, to include both the Kansas Soldiers’ Home and Kansas Veterans’ Home as Safety Sensitive positions and subject to the drug testing program. All applicants with a conditional offer of employment on or after July 1, 2018, shall be required to submit to a drug screening test.

Recruiter Contact Information:

Name: Shelley M. Fisher

Email: Sfisher2@kcva.org

Phone: 620-705-6222, Fax: 620-221-9053

Mailing Address: 1220 WWII Memorial Drive, Winfield, KS 67156

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