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Licensed Practical Nurse (Mental Health Clinic)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 53 days ago
About the Role
The Licensed Practical Nurse (Mental Health) and provides safe, timely and individualized nursing care to patients in the Mental Health Care setting. He/she is able to interact and collaborate effectively with patients, families, other health care and supportive personnel. He/she can initiate appropriate actions based on his/her observations of the patient's condition.
What You'll Do
- →The Licensed Practical Nurse (Mental Health) assists the registered nurse with the care of patients with acute and rapidly changing physical and/or emotional needs.
- →Maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) and meeting of qualifications as noted below is required.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Demonstrates knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.
- →Provides effective education to patients and/or family members in relation to common disease processes, medication, and/or prescribed treatment regimes Develops and maintains therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families/significant others.
- →Attends treatment team meetings and collaborates with treatment team to modify the Veteran's treatment plans as clinically indicated.
- →Documents nursing plan of care in Mental Health Suite.
- →Responsible for maintaining PMDB training and utilizing PMDB principles and techniques when necessary.
- →Administers and monitors for effectiveness and reactions to psychotropic medications and other prescribed medications.
- →Complies with BCMA and medication administration policies and procedures.
- →Recognizes the need to notify the RN/Provider based on observations of the patient's physical and mental health needs. - Initiates appropriate practical nursing care based on observations of the patient's physical and mental health needs. - Determines the immediate need for intervention and notifies the RN accordingly.
- →Promotes mental health by implementing practical nursing care for behavioral problems, psychiatric disorders and co-occurring conditions to promote health and safety, symptom management.
- →Benefits 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).
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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