Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides for nutrition, elimination and hygiene needs of the patient/resident.
• Assists with the movement and mobility of the patient/resident by turning, lifting, moving, transferring and escorting patient/resident.
• Participates in the admission, transfer and discharge of the patient/resident.
• Completes the wound risk scale.
• Completes the fall risk assessment.
• Provides teaching, such as medications and equipment/special instructions, to patients/residents and their families.
• Contributes to the interdisciplinary team in the development, implementation and evaluation of the patient's/resident's treatment plan.
• Completes walking rounds and receives report on all patient/resident with oncoming and off-going charge person or team leader.
• Performs assigned technical procedures.
• Prepares and administers medications, as outlined in the policy and procedure manual.
• Inserts and replaces nasogastric feeding tube.
• Replaces a non-sutured gastrostomy tube in which the tract has been established (usually 3-4 weeks after insertion).
• Initiates IV Therapy (Must have an Ohio Board of Nursing Intravenous Therapy card or be approved to start IVs through their state licensing authority).
• Recognizes critical patient/resident care situations. Maintains current BLS and initiates and performs when indicated.
• Records in the medical record nursing care, observations, procedures, vital signs, treatments and medications.
• Notifies supervisory staff nurse if there are orders to verify, if medications are needed and/or any problems or changes in patient's/resident's condition.
• Provides care that meets/exceeds patient expectations. Refers customer service concerns to team leader, charge nurse, supervisor or nurse manager when expectations are not met.
• Recognizes emergency situations; responds promptly and initiates appropriate actions.
• Demonstrates knowledge and/or required safety skills in areas of assignment and, when appropriate, in the following: emergency preparedness plan, hazardous materials, fire plan, equipment failure emergency plans, and utility outage response procedures for their areas.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment for the patient/resident.
• All other duties as assigned.

Preferred Experience: Outpatient - Ambulatory Care

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0730-1600

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 #: 93194A, 93195A, 93196A, 93197A

US Department of Veterans Affairs