Registered Nurse Positions -Central Nebraska Veterans' Home-Kearney (son)
Job posting number: #241087 (Ref:JR2025-00016250)
Job Description
The work we do matters!
Hiring Agency:
Veterans Affairs - Agency 28
Location:
Hiring Rate:
Job Posting:
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
Job Description:
6:00am-6:30pm—Day shift
6:00pm-6:30am—Night shft
RN starting wage $37.82-$49.47/Hour (Breakdown-$34.82-$46.74/hr plus $3 differential for any hours worked). Pay rate may be commensurate with experience. $1.50-$2.50 shift differential
*****NEW WAGES BEGINNING 07/01/25: $39.56-$51.79 (Breakdown: $36.56-$48.79 plus $3 differential for any hours worked)*****
** $200 monthly bonus for commutes of 30 miles or more! **
Job duties:
Coordination of client care services to include comprehensive admission assessment and care plans. Provide nursing care and on-going assessment. Provide direction and nursing leadership in the accomplishment of care plan and unit care team activities. Act as client advocate and is a leader in quality improvement, safety and infection control.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: A current license to practice as a registered nurse in Nebraska or authority based on the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a registered nurse in Nebraska.
Other: Must pass background checks and complete pre-employment drug screening.
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
Knowledge of nursing theory and practice; accepted standards of care; policies and procedures governing nursing care; sanitation and infection control standards, policies and procedures and techniques of providing quality nursing care. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally and push/pull occasionally up to 50 lbs. on a daily basis; to frequently bend at the waist and neck and frequently twist at the waist and walk or stand up to 50% of the shift.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
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