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Licensed Practical Nurse - Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Eastern Kansas Health Care System is seeking to hire a Licensed Practical Nurse's to serve our Veterans at the Kansas City Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
What You'll Do
- →Duties to include but not limited to the following: Performs assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the Veteran.
- →Complete phlebotomy duties Assist in the development and revision of the patient-driven holistic life care plan with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention.
- →Provide care to a culturally diverse population with varying levels of complexity.
- →Demonstrates active collaboration, communication, and problem solving with core team (Patient, Primary Care Provider, Registered Nurse, and Medical Support Assistant) and expanded team(family/caregiver, internal and external community-based services who may be involved in providing care to the patient).
- →May be assigned to assist other PACTs as needed at a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) or the main campus Preferred Experience 1 year of outpatient experience 1 year phlebotomy experience Physical Requirements: LPNs require visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity.
- →This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing, and lifting of at least 35 pounds.
- →Transferring/lifting patients and objects may be required.
- →Staff may be required to don protective equipment in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures.
- →They may also be exposed to patients who are combative, secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.
- →Travel between VA EKHCS campuses and to CBOCs may be required.
- →The LPN must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs.
- →They may be exposed, on a short-term basis to fumes, dust, and other debris.
- →This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments, as EKHCS is a 24/7 hospital, and the LPN is identified as an essential worker.
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 0730-1600 Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
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 dentification 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: 2e1adb0c-1b95-4319-b73e-f44d3d53d863
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