Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Adheres to VA, Nursing Service and BRC policies, procedure, and standards.
• Sets and maintains professional nurse/patient relationship that exemplify VA's core values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect and excellence.
• Delivers care to patients in a respectful non-judgmental manner and according to diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines/SOPs to promote positive interaction.
• Demonstrates understanding of age and population specific characteristics that affect the health care needs of the visually impaired Veteran.
• Supports interventions that maximize blind rehabilitation patient self-care management abilities.
• Performs admission procedures as directed and completes Health Promotion screenings.
• Recognizes significant changes in the patient and emergent patient care situations promptly seeks assistance, and effectively intervenes as directed when appropriate.
• Adheres to standards of practice for medication administration, observes patient for adverse effects and reports to the team RN.
• Accurately documents and retrieves patient/clinical information using the electronic health record system.
• Provides effective education to patients and/or family members on common disease processes, medications, and/or prescribed diagnostic and/or treatment regimes, as directed.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities, as directed.
• Maintains patient/client privacy and maintains a safe/clean work environment.
• Follows policy and procedures related to safety and security measures, drills, infection control/prevention, universal precautions, and proper handling and cleaning of reusable medical equipment.
• Contributes to team-based staff meetings and task forces or committees, as appointed.

Work Schedule: Rotating tours; 7 days per week. 7:00am-3:30pm, 3:00pm-11:30pm, 11:00pm-7:30am

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized

EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. 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)

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 or remote position.

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