Licensed Practical Nurse at ARHC

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Job Overview:
The LPN will provide practical nursing services supporting outpatient operations at Andrew Rader U.S. Army Health Clinic (ARHC), Fort Myer, Virginia (ARHC ). The nurse will perform assigned patient-care activities, monitor and document patient conditions, administer medications and treatments, assist with diagnostic and clinical procedures, provide patient education, and respond appropriately to urgent or emergency situations. 

Key Duties :

• Provide assigned nursing care to various patient populations.  
• Observe patients, identify their care needs, and accurately document and report relevant clinical information.  
• Administer prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous medications within established policies and scope of practice.  
• Provide equipment-assisted care and patient/family education.  
• Prepare patients and assist healthcare providers with diagnostic tests and specialized procedures.  
• Monitor patients before, during, and after procedures.  
• Recognize urgent or emergency situations, obtain assistance from an RN or physician , and initiate directed emergency interventions.  
• Follow infection-control, patient-safety, and DHA/MTF clinical requirements.  
• Assist with orientation of peers and ancillary personnel regarding procedures and standards of practice.

Qualifications

Degree: Certificate.

Education: Graduate of a State Board of Nursing-approved LPN/LVN training program , or completion of equivalent military training that permits the individual to sit for the state licensure examination.

Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience within the last 2 years as a Practical or Vocational Nurse . 

Licensure: Must hold a current, full, active, and unrestricted license as an LPN/LVN .  

Certification: Must maintain applicable life-support certification required by the PWS/MTF. 

Work Environment:
This position works in an outpatient Army health clinic supporting patients receiving ambulatory healthcare services. The LPN works as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team and must comply with DoD, DHA, ARHC, patient-safety, quality-assurance, infection-control, and clinical documentation requirements.  

Schedule :

• 40 hours per week
• Monday–Friday
• Typical shifts: 6:30 AM–3:00 PM, 7:30 AM–4:30 PM, or 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
• Meal break: 30 minutes to 1 hour, unpaid  
• Federal holidays: Not required to work

Additional Requirements:
Situational telework is permitted only for qualifying unplanned facility closures when management determines telework can support mission requirements. Contract workers must meet applicable DHA/MTF requirements for occupational health, credentialing, safety, security/access, and infection control.