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Licensed Practical Nurse (Patient Aligned Care Team)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
On-site Charlotte, NC $64K – $83K Apply by Jul 30, 2026 Practical Nurse ESFJISFJ OperationsHealthcare
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The Licensed Practical Nurse (Patient Aligned Care Team) functions as a member of the health care team by demonstrating an exceptional degree of practical nursing knowledge and skills necessary for self- direction in carrying out leadership for the day-to-day operations within the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs)/Healthcare Centers (HCCs).
What You'll Do
- →The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) serves as the expert in clinical care skills of the practical nursing care assignments within the CBOCs/HCCs for a Veteran population with a variety of health care needs.
- →Participates to a greater degree in prioritizing and, as appropriate, modifying patient care treatment plans.
- →The LPN collaborates with the Nurse Manager in supporting Veterans Health Administration (VHA) efforts to operate an effective health care system that meets VA, Joint Commission and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
- →Other duties/responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Manages patient care problems and deviations using self-direction in accordance with VA Nursing Practice and LPN licensure standards.
- →Demonstrates knowledge, experience, skill, and self-motivation to carry out complex patient assignments, which include prioritization and coordination of clinical activities with minimal supervision.
- →Collaborates with a PACT team to provide complex/specialized patient: -centered care to a panel of approximately 1200 patients taking into consideration patients' ages, cultural backgrounds, education level, and any other special needs.
- →The panel population is multi-faceted, including geriatric patients, patients from all war-time eras, female patients, and patients with complex psychiatric needs.
- →Completes assigned duties and responsibilities that involve adjusting and changing staffing assignments including monitoring, reporting, and forecasting the daily clinic coverage needs, efficient utilization of the specific clinic appointment matrix's responding to clinic cancellations and clinic make-up requests performing non-standard and specialized practical nursing.
- →Assesses, records, and reports vital signs, neurological signs, weight and blood glucose levels.
- →Appropriately triages and prioritizes patient needs as routine, urgent, or emergent in the clinic setting and modifies patient care/treatment as needed.
- →Serves as a resource for complex/specialized procedures (i.e. noncomplex suture/staple removal, non-complex wound care, blood drawing, and clinic specific procedures, such as ear irrigation.
- →Performs venipuncture for blood draws, prepares specimens for transport and processing (centrifuge and serum separation) transcribes orders, accessions label; provides patient education about lab tests and procedures.
- →Assists in coordination of care during and after the transition of a patient from inpatient to outpatient and vice versa.
- →Responsible for working with PACT RN to ensure patients are contacted within 48 hours following hospital discharge and following clinic "sick" visits to help manage symptoms at home and avoid readmissions/admissions.
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 employee health evaluation.
- ✓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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