Registered Nurse / Licensed Practical Nurse

Join the Missouri Veterans Home as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse, serving our state's veterans in a long-term care setting. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who have served our country, working with a nursing team committed to veteran-centered care.

Clinical Setting

You will work at a Missouri Veterans Home, providing nursing care to veterans in a residential long-term care environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess, organize, and plan staff duties on assigned shift and unit
• Assess veteran needs and ensure services are consistent with identified needs
• Implement veteran MDS assessments and care plans according to healthcare protocol
• Make rounds with the physician, report patient status, and receive care and treatment instructions
• Transcribe and implement physician orders accurately
• Document nursing assessments, interventions, and evaluations accurately in the electronic medical record
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician with appropriate follow-up observations
• Assist veterans with activities of daily living including transferring, positioning, transporting, feeding, elimination, toileting, bathing, and showering
• Assist veterans during admission and discharge
• Participate in orientation of unit staff

Required Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse in Missouri, in good standing, OR
• Recent graduate of an accredited nursing program may practice as a graduate nurse until licensure examination results are received or until 90 days after graduation, whichever occurs first, as allowed by the Missouri Board of Nursing

Compensation

LPN Hourly Pay:

• Day shift: $29.30 - $31.28 per hour
• Evening and night shift: $31.30 - $33.28 per hour
• Weekend shift differential: Additional $1.50 per hour
• Pay commensurate with experience

RN Hourly Pay:

• Day shift: $38.92 - $41.80 per hour
• Evening and night shift: $42.42 - $45.56 per hour
• Pay commensurate with experience

Benefits

• 3 weeks paid vacation
• 3 weeks paid sick leave
• 13 paid holidays
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Free life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Up to $25 per month match on savings plan
• 6 weeks paid leave for birth or adoption

Schedule

Positions available on day, evening, and night shifts. Weekend shift differential pay is available.