Licensed Practical Nurse - Mental Health

Licensed Practical Nurse

The primary purpose of the Licensed Practical Nurse is to perform assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran. The LPN/LVN also performs assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, outstanding customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran. The LPN has basic knowledge and skills necessary for a concentrated effort and is somewhat independent in carrying out standardized procedures of limited complexity. The incumbent is responsible to deliver fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned patients while developing technical competencies. This position may entail other duties as assigned and travel duties as assigned and travel to the community level clinics.

a. Participates in the interdisciplinary team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the patient's treatment plan.

b. Interacts with patients in groups in accordance with the patient's treatment plan.

c. Observes, identifies, and responds to the patients' needs for nursing, medication, and equipment assisted care and recognizes deviations from normal.

d. Uses practical knowledge of human behavior, motivations, and reactions to situations in working effectively with patients, family, and other staff members.

e. Demonstrates the knowledge, skill, and ability to recognize and respond appropriately to emergency situations.

Patient Care Activities, as appropriate to assignment, includes but is not limited to:

• Assists with data collection for outpatients and new admissions
• Provides for the patient's privacy
• Observes, reports, and documents signs and symptoms of patient's general condition. Attends patient care conferences. Provides input into the Nursing Care Plan and/or the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.
• Provides direct nursing care to adult and geriatric patients according to nursing standards and Medical Center policy and procedure. This includes, but is not limited to:
• Bathing, showering, oral care, shaving, nail care, feeding, turning, positioning, and ambulating as directed.
• Collecting and labeling specimens, e.g. sputum, emesis, urine, and stools.
• Performing enterostomal care, perinea! care, administering enemas, and colostomy irrigations.
• Providing bowel/bladder training, applying external urinary devices, and performing bladder catheterization.
• Providing oral, nasopharyngeal, and tracheal care.
• Administering oxygen as directed.
• Administering enteral feedings.
• Providing wound care as ordered and reporting any changes and/or progress to the RN.
• Applying abdominal binders, anti-embolic stockings, ace bandage, and alternating pressure boots as directed.
• Providing for lifting, moving, transferring, and/or transporting patients.
• Using patient lifting devices, pressure relief mattresses, hyper/hypothermia blankets, electronic scales, and feeding pumps.
• Applying protective/supporting devices, restraints as directed and per policy.
• Providing post-mortem care as directed.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: Based on the needs of the service

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

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: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 71152F; 71153F; 71154F; 71155F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Pay Scale: VA 25

US Department of Veterans Affairs