Licensed Practical Nurse (Surgical Specialty)

LPN Nursing Care

The LPN provides nursing care to Veterans with a variety of needs and maintains acceptable clinical skills in the healthcare setting, under close supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN). Duties include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates knowledge of practical nursing care exercising judgment in planning and intervention, requiring supervision to provide a practical knowledge of human body structure, sterile techniques, and procedures.
• Cares for Veterans in accordance with established nursing procedures, standards of care, and plan of care.
• Completes work under the close supervision of an RN or Provider. May require routine or detailed higher-level review depending on the complexity of Veteran care.
• Demonstrates technical competence to prepare, administer, and appropriately document Veteran education of medications, and nursing actions taken for commonly prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous medications as permitted by approved local facility policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the Veteran's response to medication administered and/or contraindications to medications, reporting any noted change in Veteran's condition to RN or Provider.
• Recognizes and documents changes in Veteran's condition, reporting changes to the RN and/or Provider, initiating action with direction.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to recognize urgent and emergent patient care situations and seeks assistance of the RN and/or Provider.
• Responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, and supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
• Schedules appointments for Veterans in collaboration with team members.
• Participates in work groups, teams, and/or committees and supports the facility performance improvement activities and organizational goals.
• Attends unit-based in-services, continuing education, and mandatory review programs.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0800-1630 / 0730-1600, depending on location.

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 #: 80906F, 80905F, 80904F, 80903F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

US Department of Veterans Affairs