SR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE ADMISSIONS

Requisition No:
Agency: Veterans Affairs
Working Title: SR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE ADMISSIONS
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number:
Salary: $22.77/ Hourly
Posting Closing Date: 10/31/2025
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OPS (TEMPORARY) LICENSED PRACTICE NURSE - ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Emory L Bennett Memorial State Veterans' Nursing Home
Daytona Beach, Volusia County
Paid Hourly: $22.77
Paid Bi-weekly
The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served the U.S. We are seeking motivated, dynamic individual to join our Team. Our skilled nursing facility boasts a loyal team of long-term employees and a fantastic work culture.
*Other vacant position/shifts may be filled from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date.*
Employment history and education must be verifiable. Please attach any credentials you claim (degree, certifications, etc.) to your application.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Willingness and Ability to work weekends and holidays as required.
• Licensure as a practical nurse.
• Must have up to date CPR certification.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal Skills.
• Ability to travel locally.
• Knowledgeable in the use of computer applications: Microsoft Office, including Outlook.
• Successful completion Level 2 Background Screening and Drug Test.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications:

• Marketing Skills.
• Experience passing medications in a skilled nursing facility.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS:

• The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Administrator and is responsible for the clinical and administrative resident admission process and documentation of all components of that process for a State Veterans' Nursing Home.
• Interview and counsel potential residents for possible placement within the facility.
• Greet visitors and conduct tours of the facility for prospective residents and their families.
• Coordinate compilation of required pre-admission and admission documentation.
• Prepare resident applications, schedule admission, coordinate room assignments and establish a medical record.
• Coordinate with the facility Business Manager and Veterans' Claims Examiner regarding veterans' maximum benefit entitlement and benefits being received.
• Interact with Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security Administration, verify Medicare eligibility and assist the residents and family in initiating the Medicaid application.
• Interact with the US Department of Veterans' Affairs Regional Office to prepare and submit required documentation.
• Receive and respond to related incoming mail.
• Maintain documentation tracking the status of applications received and contacts with potential residents.
• Initiate and conduct marketing of the nursing home to hospital discharge planners, private sector nursing homes and other agencies.
• Establish and maintain public relations with and contact information of area hospital discharge planners, Social Services managers and nurses.
• Maintain contact with the Veteran's Service Officers at the VA Medical Centers, County Veterans Service Officers, local, federal and other state agencies to assist veterans.
• Maintain close coordination with the Bureau Chief of Field Services.
• Visit hospital and other referral source meetings as part of the facility marketing plan.
• Present potential resident applications to the facility Admissions Committee and coordinate the admission process with facility department heads.
• Perform medical evaluation as part of the admission evaluation process.
• Coordinate resident health issues and special needs with appropriate department heads to ensure resident needs are met.
• Complete nursing intake forms.
• Maintain computer office files and records to include correspondence, documents, forms and reports.
• Maintain pre-admission and admission checklist information for each resident in the facility.
• Compile and analyze admission data.
• Prepare related memorandum, correspondence and reports as requested by the Administrator.
• Maintain an adequate library of current informational regulatory directories for use as reference material, facility marketing information and tools.
• Maintain and update current Veteran/applicant benefit information.
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Attend conferences, meetings and seminars as needed.

This position is in the Other Personnel Service (OPS) System.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center ( ). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section , F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
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