Iowa Department of Workforce Development

Iowa Veterans Home - CNA Program. The objective of this opportunity is to train service members preparing to depart as a CNA and upon successful completion of the SkillBridge program, offer them full-time, part-time or temporary employment. The best case scenario is if they complete the SkillBridge program take employment with IVH and continue on to purse LPN and/or RN.

The Iowa Veterans Home located in Marshalltown, Iowa - Registered Nurse Opportunity. The Registered Nurse is responsible to provide direct care to the resident at a professional nursinglevel. The Nurse will implement interventions with the resident and/or family/decision maker to assistthe resident to achieve and maintain his/her optimal mental and physical functioning. The RN willfollow the nursing process in all aspects of practice regarding the residents' care needs. The RN willprovide clinical leadership of the LPNs to ensure that quality nursing practice is achieved within thefull scope of their licensure.The Nurse is a role model in all aspects of nursing practice. The Nurse follows the identified chain ofcommand when utilizing resources for problem-solving. The Nurse provides leadership in promotingresearch utilization in nursing practice through participation in committee and special assignments andaudits as necessary to ensure compliance

Licensed Practical Nurse - The Licensed Practical Nurse is an associate nurse for residents in an assigned coverage area. TheLPN is responsible to direct the daily care of the resident by ensuring RTWs are following theprescribed plan of care and through effective communication to the covering Registered Nurse. TheLPN will assist the resident to achieve and maintain his/her optimal mental and physical functioningthrough direct care and delegation of appropriate tasks to the RTW.The LPN is responsible to assure plans of care are followed as prescribed or changes are implementedto ensure safety of the resident. The LPN communicates timely to the primary RN any changes madeto the care plan for safety purposes.