Licensed Practical Nurse - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Perform outpatient nursing care including vital signs, medication administration, procedure support, and wound care.
• Assist Neurology and PM&R clinics with check-ins, safe patient handling, RME cleaning, and obtaining urine toxicology samples.
• Conduct patient interviews and provide pre/post-procedure education for PRP and Pain Interventional clinics.
• Operate and troubleshoot specialized equipment such as PRP and centrifuge devices; collaborate on equipment acquisition.
• Serve as on-call nurse for Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) deactivation/reactivation hospital-wide.
• Perform vascular access procedures, including IV placement and lab draws, and train staff in these skills.
• Support Pain Interventional procedures by monitoring vital signs, assisting intra-procedurally, documenting abnormalities, and participating in huddles.
• Assist with lumbar punctures, including positioning, equipment setup, continuous monitoring, and post-procedure recovery guidance.
• Recognize and respond to subtle physical or emotional clinical changes, reporting drug/treatment reactions promptly.
• Coordinate care across PM&R and Neurology clinics, liaising with interdisciplinary teams to enhance the Veteran rehabilitation experience.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0730-1600

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

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.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.