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License Practical Nurse - Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 76 days ago
On-site Casper, WY $42K – $77K Apply by Jul 23, 2026 Practical Nurse ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Customer SuccessHealthcare
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The primary purpose of the Licensed Practical/License Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) GS-6 is to perform assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the Veteran. Performs within this functional statement under guidance of the Nurse Manager or designee. Assigned tasks require advanced technical competence and skill.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The LPN/LVN GS-6 is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice.
- →Technically proficient in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
- →Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patents' 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.
- →Clinical Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: Accurately collects, reports, and records appropriate patient care data to contribute to the nursing assessment.
- →Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team; understands patients' biopsychosocial needs for the purpose of providing care and input to treatment plans.
- →Identifies and reports signs and symptoms of deviation from normal health status and changes in patient condition.
- →Is able to identify potential suicide risks in patients and reports to RN or provider.
- →Prepares and administers prescribed medications in accordance with established policy and procedure and observes, reports, and documents patients' response to medications.
- →Establishes effective and therapeutic relations with and proves nursing care to acute and chronically ill patients with both medical and mental health conditions.
- →Recognizes expected outcomes of interventions and reports, records, and exchanges information with members of the treatment team..
- →Serves as a resource for lower grade LPNs.
- →Administrative Responsibilities Enters specific information into the patient's electronic record using appropriate formats, medical terminology, and templates.
- →This information must be entered in a complete, confidential, and professional manner to ensure information on the patient is shared with other VA staff.
- →This information is to be reviewed on a regular basis.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e193df00-ede8-4c9d-b760-c5abd6e1f44b
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