Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN)

The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) to serve within our Primary Care Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The GS-7 PACT LPN functions as an integral member of an interdisciplinary team that includes a provider, RN, LPN, and administrative staff. This position requires advanced practical nursing knowledge, independent technical judgment, and the ability to manage complex patient care needs with minimal supervision.

Major Duties:

• Provide complex and specialized nursing care to veterans with diverse medical, psychosocial, and age-specific needs.
• Perform and document comprehensive nursing assessments; recognize subtle changes in patient condition and take appropriate action.
• Assist with triage, intake, health maintenance visits, chronic disease management, care coordination, and panel management for a patient panel of approximately 1200 veterans.
• Prepare and administer medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and limited IV per facility policy). Monitor for and report medication effects, contraindications, or adverse reactions.
• Perform specialized procedures such as wound care, suture removal, ear irrigation, venipuncture, specimen processing, and diagnostic test support.
• Independently prioritize workload and modify nursing interventions based on patient needs, clinical findings, and established protocols.
• Support urgent and emergent situations by recognizing symptoms (e.g., chest pain, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, seizures) and initiating prompt interventions.
• Participate in quality improvement, data analysis, performance metrics, and evidence-based practice initiatives within the clinic.
• Provide patient and family education on medications, disease processes, diagnostic tests, health promotion, and self-management strategies.
• Serve as a resource, role model, and preceptor for new LPN staff; participate in PACT huddles, committee work, and process improvement activities.
• Complete accurate and timely documentation using CPRS/VISTA; maintain compliance with all VA, TJC, and infection control standards.
• Support coordination of care during transitions between inpatient and outpatient settings, including timely follow-up calls after discharge.
• Order supplies, initiate consults per expanded LPN scope, and support panel management tasks aligned with PACT goals.
• Maintain compliance with safety, security, HIPAA, RME, and environmental stewardship practices.

Preferred Experience:

• Primary Care Clinic experience
• Outpatient clinic experience
• Phlebotomy experience

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 40972F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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