Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Delivers care to patients in a respectful non-judgmental manner and according to Patient Care Plan
• Demonstrates understanding of age- and population-specific characteristics that affect the health care needs of the veteran.
• Performs aspects of admission/discharge procedures as directed
• Collects patient data including observations of patient status.
• Accurately reports patient/client information.
• Recognizes subtle and significant changes in the patient in response to nursing care.
• Promptly recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations, seeks assistance and effectively intervenes as directed when appropriate.
• Communicates changes in patient condition/response to nursing care.
• Organizes/prioritizes routine and non-routine nursing care activities
• Provides care to patients/clients appropriate to their cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation.
• Accurately documents and retrieves patient/clinical information using electronic medical record.
• Provides effective education to patients and/or family members in relation to common disease processes, medications, and/or prescribed diagnostic and/or treatment regimes, as directed.
• Adheres to standards of practice and safe technique in preparation and administration of medicine, documents administration in BCMA.
• Observes patient for adverse effects from medication and reports to the team RN
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:20am-4:00pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized.

EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io for questions/assistance. Learn more

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)

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: This position is eligible to telework on an as needed (ad hoc) basis, determined by the needs of the service.

Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position.

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Physical Requirements: Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement examination.