Licensed Practical Nursing - Primary Care

Licensed Practical Nurse

The LPN/LVN is responsible for observing, recording, and reporting changes in the patient's condition, as well as assisting in the development and revision of the patient-driven holistic life care plan. The LPN/LVN demonstrates active collaboration, communication, and problem solving with the interdisciplinary and Care Team (Patient, Licensed Independent Provider, Pharmacist, RN, and Medical Support Assistant) and Expanded Care Team (family/caregiver, internal and community-based services involved in providing care to the patient).

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Patient Care: This element demonstrates the direct care provided for the veteran patient. The LPN/LVN will demonstrate nursing specific skills within the scope of an LPN/LVN.
• Technically proficient in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
• Utilizing computer programs required for the position.
• Carries out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
• Observes, identifies and responds to the patient's needs for medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education.
• In organizing and delivering care, the LPN/LVN recognizes and considers emotional, cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, and age-related factors.
• Utilizing principles of aseptic technique, universal precautions, and isolations requirements.
• Observes for physical and/or emotional changes in patient's condition from prescribed medications/treatments, promptly and accurately documenting noted changes, and reporting any deviations from normal to RN or MD/DO.
• Performs support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing, and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient's condition before, during, and following the procedure.
• Assist with and performing activities of daily living, i.e., bathing, toileting, feeding, shavings, oral hygiene, care of scalp and nails.
• Taking and recording in the medical record: vital signs, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, pulse oximeter, temperature, pain score, weight, and neurological check.
• Collecting specimens, urine, feces, sputum, etc., and appropriately prepare and transports specimens to the laboratory. Measuring and recording total intake (oral, IV, per tube) and output (urine, emesis, wound, etc.).
• Monitoring patients receiving blood products.
• Assisting in managing the patient with a chest tube.

Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with rotating weekend and holiday coverage

Recruitment Incentive (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)

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.

US Department of Veterans Affairs