Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Carry out assigned patient care based on patient's condition.
• Plans and carries out assignments following VHA directives and local Numbered Memoranda.
• Observes and appropriately responds to subtle changes in patient's behavior by providing emotional/physical support/intervention to prevent a problem.
• Uses the 6 Rights of Medication Administration.
• Participates in Medication Reconciliation by reviewing with patient/care giver medication list, annotate changes on the list for PCP's review, enter non-VA meds in CPRS.
• Provides ambulatory nursing care to patients with acute and chronic healthcare needs, including responding to triages as appropriate.
• Responds to medical emergencies such as "medical urgencies" and nursing alerts as appropriate.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

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 the VA.

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.