Licensed Practical Nurse (Ambulatory Care)

Licensed Practical Nurse

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides safe and individualized nursing care to patients in the Ambulatory Care area which includes Primary Care, Specialty Care, and Vaccine clinic settings. He/she interacts, collaborates, and communicates effectively with the veteran, families, caregivers, professionals and other supportive staff both internal and external. He/she initiates appropriate actions based on his/her observations of the patient's condition. He/she requires minimum of supervision and performs the functions listed below consistently with skill and effectiveness. Duties are performed under the general supervision of a RN or Healthcare Provider (HCP). Individuals at this grade are expected to have broad working knowledge of practice nursing procedures, however, completion of more complex practices or procedures may be subject to closer high-level review. In the Primary Care clinic, the LPN/LVN serves as a one of the core members of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The LPN/LVN works in collaboration with the Primary Care Provider (PCP), Care Manager Registered Nurse (RN) and the Medical Support Assistant (MSA). Together, with the patient and their caregiver support system they work to manage the care of a panel of adult patients across the continuum. Additional duties include, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates proficiency in initiating, performing and completing assigned duties while providing care to diverse patient populations.
• Maintains knowledge and ability to carry out patient care determined by the patient's condition utilizing judgement in selecting appropriate orders, procedures, and treatments; and recognizing, reporting, and recording relevant patient information to include urgent and emergent situations.
• Observes, identifies, and responds to patient needs for medication, medical equipment, and patient/family education while considering emotional, cultural, spiritual, socio-economic and age-related factors.
• Maintains knowledge and skill to prepare, safely administer and appropriately document actions taken specific to commonly prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous medications as permitted by approved local facility policies and procedures.
• Identifies patient's educational needs to include equipment, medication, treatment, procedures, and diagnosis. Assists with teaching patient/family as appropriate.
• Demonstrates flexibility by willing and promptly accepting changes in work assignment and locations.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with both internal and external customers.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks/responsibilities and follow-up for completeness in order to provide and expedite patient care.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm with extended hours that may alter this tour. (Note: Tours may change to provide extended hours to veterans)

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (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.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs