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Licensed Practical Nurse - Medicine Outpatient Specialty Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 13 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Medical Specialty Clinic - The Specialty Clinics cover a wide variety of Medicine specialties.
- →The LPN provides care for Veterans with a variety of health disorders, with age ranges from young adult to geriatric.
- →The LPN completes assigned duties and responsibilities which involve performing non-standard and specialized practical nursing activities, requiring broad work experience, and demonstrated skill sufficient to resolve a range of nursing problems Duties may include: Providing nursing expertise in preventative screening, managing clinic flow, and data collection.
- →Performing simple diagnostic procedures such as bladder scanning, EKGS, prepare patients for dermatologic biopsies.
- →Assist with minor procedures as needed depending on specialty.
- →Assist Mohs surgery procedures as needed.
- →Performing aspects of admission /discharge procedures as directed.
- →Collecting patient data including observations of patient status (i.e. vital signs, oxygen saturation, medication reconciliation, etc.) Administering vaccines, and specialty injections as needed.
- →Accurately reporting patient/client information.
- →Recognizing subtle and significant changes in the patient in response to nursing care and communicating changes in condition/response to team.
- →Promptly recognizing urgent or emergent patient care situations and effectively intervenes; seeks RN/provider assistance for those requiring higher-level intervention.
- →Organizing/ prioritizing routine and non-routine nursing care activities Providing care to patients/clients appropriate to their cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation.
- →Maintains appropriate boundaries in the nurse/ Veteran relationship by not obtaining personal gain at Veterans' expense and refrain from in appropriate involvement in the Veterans' personal relationships.
- →May serve as a preceptor in orienting, educating, and training.
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: 0b5a7092-9f19-4355-bca3-3041778dd824
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