Licensed Practical Nurse (Intermittent Float)

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide nursing care for and assistance to patients in meeting their personal hygiene needs such as bathing, feeding, lifting and turning.
• Obtain and label routine urine, stool and sputum specimens.
• Measure and record body temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure for the patient's records.
• Perform such treatments and procedures as hot and cold compresses, enemas, sterile dressings and sitz bath.
• Assist the doctor or nurse in patient examinations.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral, topical and intramuscular) and observes for physical and emotional contraindications from the medications.
• Observes, reports and records in the patient's care plan significant conditions both physical and emotional, obvious and subtle, which have relevance to the health status of the patient.
• Responds to emergency situations such as cardiopulmonary arrest.
• Sets up and gives treatments that require the assembly and operation of special equipment such as oxygen.
• Communicates and treats customers (patients, visitors, volunteers, and all Medical Center staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

Work Schedule: PRN, as needed. Various tours could include the following: 7:30am - 4:00pm, 12:00am - 8:00am and 3:30pm - 12:00am.

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).

• May be eligible for Health Insurance and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) if expected to work over 130 hours per month for 90 days
• Transit subsidies (conditions apply)
• A uniform allowance: Authorized

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ESTABLISHES A LIST OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, which opens on June 2, 2026. The first cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be June 16, 2026 with subsequent reviews until the close of the announcement or until all positions are filled.

US Department of Veterans Affairs