Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Title

The Lab Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will demonstrate knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.

Works with the RN and/or MD/DO to appropriately provide acceptable standards of practice in promoting optimal patient care delivery. Provides effective education to patients and/or family members in relation to venipuncture, common disease processes, medication, and/or prescribed treatment regimes.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs a proper and successful phlebotomy procedure and deals with complications that may arise. Uses variety of phlebotomy techniques to ensure that the proper collection of specimen samples meets laboratory requirements.
• Collect, label, prepare and store lab samples according to laboratory specifications.
• Label sterile containers for other samples, such as urine, and instruct patients on proper collection procedures.
• Assemble, maintain, and dispose of medical instruments such as needles, test tubes, and blood vials.
• Maintains compliance with established processes: turn-around time expectations, collecting and handling specimens, proper documentation of sample collection.
• Prepare lab requisitions in computer by acquiring all information required.
• Properly prepares and packages all specimens for courier transport in a timely manner and ensures all lab work is complete and error free.
• Accommodates patient and laboratory needs by professionally responding to requests for flexibility in duties, schedules, and staffing.
• Keep work areas and equipment clean and sanitary.
• Compliant with PPE guidelines.
• Comply with the Birmingham VA Health Care System policies, protocols and procedures - Good time management skills and ability to work with minimal on-site supervision.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and be detail oriented.
• Commitment to provide quality work with no errors.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service and patient care.
• Work well with others and ability to problem solve.
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Word, MS Teams, and Excel.
• Professional and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Phone calls are acted upon promptly and handled in a professional manner per the customer service protocol. - Assists in daily workload outside of the lab as needed.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm (Some evenings and weekends based on the needs of the service)

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

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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: Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: PDF51067

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized