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Licensed Practical Nurse-Community Living Center
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 35 days ago
About the Role
This Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is directly responsible to the Registered Nurse and/or preceptor for providing direct care within his/her scope of practice. The Nurse Manager/designee is responsible for the supervision and performance evaluation.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The LPN position is an essential need within the Community Living Center/Cottages to meet the needs of the residents.
- →The CLC supports 51 veterans for rehabilitation, hospice and continuing care needs.
- →This position is essential to complete Advancing Excellence software package requirements.
- →Consistent data collection improves the quality of care and quality of life for residents cared for within the Community Living Center.
- →The LPN can also complete medication passes, observations of residents, restorative care for residents, and data collection for LTC standards.
- →The LPN will provide data for the assessment under the direction of the RN.
- →The LPN will provide input into the interdisciplinary planning of care with development of resident-centered goals and outcomes with a rehabilitative/restorative/support focus.
- →The LPN will observe the resident's condition and progress toward the plan of care, report unexpected changes to the appropriate team members in a timely manner and document appropriately.
- →The LPN will implement the plan of care with focus to prevent deterioration, achieve and maintain optimal levels of function/independence and promote comfort.
- →The LPN will provide rehabilitative/restorative/supportive nursing care daily, which is directed toward measures to prevent deterioration and to achieve or maintain optimal levels of function, independence and comfort.
- →The LPN will recognize population-specific resident needs and will apply his/her knowledge in delivering care.
- →Pay Scale: V744 Work Schedule: Days/Nights 12 hours with rotation to other shifts as needed.
- →Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (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).
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: e01f6941-98fc-404b-830b-420d6b421d25
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