Licensed Practical Nurse - Specialty Primary Care

Licensed Practical Nurse - Specialty Primary Care

Responsibilities

• administering medications
• monitoring patients
• documenting care

Requirements

• Requires U.S. citizenship
• English proficiency
• Graduation from an approved practical nursing school, and full
• Active
• Unrestricted LPN/LVN licensure. Experience varies by GS-3 to GS-6 grade
• Job description
• Summary
• The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is positioned within the the Chillicothe VA Medical Center under the Primary Care Service Line. The LPN will carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and recognize, report and record relevant patient information under the review of a registered nurse or physician.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Prepares and administers prescribed medications and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures. Recognize urgent and emergent patient care situation, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO. Obtains and assembles equipment for specialized therapies/procedures. Assists with specialized treatments, therapies, and examinations such as biopsies, paracentesis, or thoracentesis. Performs support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practice procedures, which include preparing the patients, assisting in diagnostic examination, preparing, and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient's condition before, during and following the procedure. Contributes to the development of an interdisciplinary treatment plan of care. Document data in the medical record following established guidelines. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized. Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 92906-A, 92907-A, 92908-A, 92909-A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Physical

Requirements

• This position includes a level of physicality normally associated with duties performed by nurses such as direct patient care, and potentially long periods of walking, standing, sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling. See VA Handbook 5019 and local LPN/LVN physical standards. Examples may include but are not limited to: Significant amounts of time standing assisting assigned patients. Utilization of safe patient handling and mobility protocols. Position specific duties/expectations are detailed in the associated competency and should be performed once the competency has been validated. This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments.

Qualifications

• Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic

Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Licensed practical or vocational nurses appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in both spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).

Education

• Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Exceptions to this are listed under the education section. Licensure: Full, active, current and unrestricted licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements, the following qualification criteria must be met for each grade. The candidate's qualifications must clearly demonstrate the level of competence required for the grade. GS-3: None beyond the basic requirements. GS-4: Six months of qualifying experience as an LPN or LVN. At this level LPN/LVNs are expected to exercise greater judgment, require less supervision, and to operate in accordance with all established policies, procedure, and techniques; OR Graduation from an approved school and one year