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License Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The primary purpose of the Licensed Practical/License Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) GS-7 is to perform more complex nursing assignments within their practice setting. Possesses in-depth LPN/LVN nursing knowledge and skills in specialized procedures and practices. Work is of considerable difficulty and responsibility is performed under general supervision.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Provides specialized nursing care to adult and geriatric Veterans at high risk for limb loss related to diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, or neuropathy.
- →Performs podiatric procedures including foot examinations, wound management, keratosis reduction, and suture removal following established clinical protocols.
- →Identifies signs of infection, impaired circulation, or neurologic changes in the feet, reporting findings to the provider for further evaluation and management per established clinical protocols.
- →Assists the Podiatrist with office-based procedures such as matrixectomies, biopsies, verruca removal, casting for offloading, and orthotic applications.
- →Collaborates in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualized care plans, coordinating with providers and specialty services to ensure continuity of care.
- →Serves as leader or co-leader in a nursing unit or for a specifically identified group of patients, providing direction, coordination, and clinical oversight in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- →Functions under the general supervision of an RN, MD, or Podiatrist, demonstrating independent technical judgment and broad clinical expertise within the High-Risk Foot Care (HRFC) clinic.
- →Provides patient education based on established clinical protocols related to foot care, limb preservation, and disease management.
- →Ensures accurate, timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).Contributes to quality improvement activities by tracking and analyzing infection rates, wound healing outcomes, and amputation trends.
- →Maintains compliance with VA policies for handling, cleaning, and reprocessing Reusable Medical Devices (RMD), ensuring equipment functionality, readiness, and patient safety.
- →Maintains required certification and specialized training in High-Risk Foot Care (HRFC) per VA/VHA policy to ensure competency and promote optimal limb preservation outcomes.
- →Rotates across Mann-Grandstaff VA locations, including but not limited to the main facility, Spokane Valley CBOC, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho CBOC, reporting to the assigned site per scheduled rotation.
- →Work Schedule: 10 hour days variable Monday-Friday Compressed/Flexible: Yes Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not AuthorizedPay: 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).
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 537c3f85-0dc6-42f4-bee3-0ff4d73b81e6
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