Licensed Practical Nurse - Community Living Center

LPN In Geriatrics And Extended Care

The LPN works in Geriatrics and Extended Care providing inpatient care for Veterans with acute and chronic health conditions. Veterans may need dementia, rehabilitation, long term, palliative and/or hospice care. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to serve as a responsible member of the nursing care team and interact with Veterans, residents, family members, professionals and other employees involved in the delivery of Veteran resident care. The LPN must practice resident centered care and participate with the health care team in balancing resident requests and conventional clinical care.

Major duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Respond to patient's needs including medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education.
• Observes and collects data on patient care activities and progress.
• Assists in the admission and discharge procedures of patients.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous) in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Administers a variety of pain control measures and records effectiveness.
• Administers respiratory therapies as ordered: inhalers, Maximist, pulmonaid, oxygen (cannula/prongs/masWventimask).
• Monitors/reports/participates in selected aspects of IV therapy and parenteral nutrition to include, flow rate, site appearance, system integrity, discontinuing IV devices, flushing IV lines with normal saline, administers commercially prepared IV solutions (no additives), safely managing and monitoring the pumps and PCA, documenting all aspects related to IV therapy.
• Provide restorative nursing care per the resident's care plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Seattle, Day Shift, 7:30am-8:00pm or 7:30am-4:00pm, rotating weekends off. Tacoma, Day, Evenings and Nights, 6:00am-2:30pm or 2:00pm-10:30pm or 10:00pm-6:30am, rotating weekends off.

Compressed/Flexible: 12 Hour Shifts may be authorized for Seattle only.

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

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

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator 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). 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.