Title: LPN or RN Charge Nurse

State Role Title: Licensed Practical Nurse

Hiring Range: $71,219 - $74,796

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location: Davis & McDaniel Vet Care Ctr

Agency Website: www.dvs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Step up as an LPN or RN Charge Nurse and lead the team caring for our nation’s heroes. We are seeking a dedicated clinical leader to supervise direct care staff, manage daily unit operations, and ensure our veteran residents receive the highest standard of medical care, dignity, and respect.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Honor our veterans: Lead the clinical frontline in service of those who served.
• Grow your leadership: Act as Unit Manager when needed, mentoring CNAs and coordinating care across units.
• Diverse nursing experience: Seamlessly support both Nursing and Assisted Living units in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Supervision
• Supervise and mentor direct care staff (CNAs) in their daily health-related duties.
• Educate, counsel, and hold staff meetings or in-services to maintain high care standards.
• Collaborate closely with Unit Managers and Nursing Supervisors to resolve unit issues.

Clinical Assessment & Resident Care
• Evaluate the physical and emotional status of residents, taking swift, necessary action on changes.
• Conduct daily rounds for high-risk residents, managing wound care, brief changes, and proper repositioning.
• Assess resident needs for physician or specialist care, making rounds with doctors as needed.
• Ensure resident dignity by verifying residents are clean, well-groomed, and their assistive devices (glasses, hearing aids, dentures) are clean and working.

Medication & Order Management
• Prepare and administer medications and treatments strictly according to procedure.
• Verify pharmacy deliveries for accuracy and immediately report any errors.
• Manage unit medical supplies, ensuring medication refrigerators are up-to-date and Central Supply is notified of needs.

Documentation & Operations
• Execute precise electronic charting for medications, treatments, behaviors, and vital health changes.
• Complete critical documentation, including incident reports, referrals, assessments, and admissions.
• Lead seamless shift handoffs using acute care nurse's notes and shift change reports.
• Maintain unit safety and order, ensuring non-use equipment is stored properly and safety protocols are followed.

Interdisciplinary Coordination
• Coordinate with the Activities team to update them on which residents can or cannot participate due to illness.
• Assist with in-house resident activities as your nursing schedule permits.

LPN Part-Time (wage) range is $33.43/hr - $34.75/hr

RN fulltime pay range is $90,251 - 93,787
RN Part-Time (wage) range is $42.25/hr - $43.57/hr

Minimum Qualifications

Must have completed a Practical Nursing program and obtained certification.

Additional Considerations

None.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will receive a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

The Commonwealth does not provide sponsorship; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work.

Excluding current DVS employees, the selected candidate MUST pass a criminal background check. and pre-employment drug screening and two TB Skin Tests are required.

Salaries for current state employees will be determined according to the current state compensation plan.

For consideration for this position, candidates MUST apply online at www.jobs.virginia.gov. Applicants are encouraged to be specific regarding job related knowledge, skills, and abilities. Individuals desiring to be considered for advertised positions must submit a completed employment application or resume before the job posting closing date. Applications/resumes received after the closing date cannot be accepted. Applications submitted via postal mail, email, or fax will not be considered. Please contact us if you need assistance.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department of Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable from DARS.

Contact Information

Name: Kristen Johnson

Phone: (540) 982-2860 Ext. 4903

Email: kristen.johnson@dvs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.