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Licensed Practical Nurse-Cancer Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 47 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at Lebanon VA Medical Center within Nursing Services - Ambulatory Care. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a very wide range of patient personal care, support diagnostic services, and chart activities on a regular and continual basis on a surgical, medical, rehabilitation, psychiatric, or long-term care ward or clinic.
What You'll Do
- →Under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse (RN), the licensed practical nurse (LPN) functions as a member of the nursing team and assists the RN in the care of patients in acute, subacute, or chronic states of illness.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Interviewing patients, performing a general systems appraisal of the patient's condition, collecting objective and subjective data.
- →Duties also include collaboration with the RN in developing, selecting the appropriate sequence of procedures, and implementing a plan of care individualized to carry out the nursing needs of the patient.
- →Contributes to the interdisciplinary team (IDT) in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the patient's outpatient treatment and discharge plan if applicable.
- →Collaborates with members of other services regarding changes in patient's condition, laboratory results, responses to treatment plan, and other pertinent parameters of care.
- →Promotes positive patient/family/staff relationship by utilizing appropriate communication skills.
- →Prepares and administers commonly prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/ or intravenous)as permitted by approved local facility policies and procedures.
- →Observes patient's response to medication administered and reports any noted change in patient's condition to RN or MD/DO.
- →Performs support duties for common diagnostic tests and or practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing specimens, preparing, and passing instruments, and monitoring the patient's condition before, during, and after the procedure.
- →Works with the RN and/ or MD/DO to appropriately orient/ train less experienced LPNs/ licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) or nursing assistants (NAs), or health technicians (HTs) in relation to acceptable standards of practice in promoting optimal patient care delivery.
- →Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/ malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, and supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
- →Recognizes the need for and institutes emergency measures when indicated, promptly seeks the assistance of the RN or MD/DO and assists in resuscitation procedures in cardiac and/ or pulmonary arrest.
- →Educates patients and significant others in relation to common disease processes, medication, and/ or prescribed treatment regimes.
- →Documents patient education and patient's response.
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: e297a8b5-31d1-4912-a381-60d8a885a792
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