Licensed Practical Nurse - Ambulatory Care

Licensed Practical Nurse

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice. Technically proficient in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations. Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information. Duties include but may not be all encumbering: rooming patients, reviewing and preparing for appointments, patient histories, vital signs, vaccination/medication administration, procedures such as EKG, post void residuals, specimen collection, phlebotomy, dressing changes, removal of sutures/staples, assisting RN/provider, managing electronic health records and secured messaging.

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Work Schedule: Full-time. Monday-Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm.

Recruitment Incentive (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). 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.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

US Department of Veterans Affairs