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Licensed Practical Nurse- Patient Aligned Care Team
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse is a member of the healthcare team, who performs a variety of nursing skills specific to the clinical needs of patients on the assigned work unit and under supervision of a registered nurse in an outpatient location.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides effective education to patients and family members in relation to disease process, medication and or prescribed treatment regimes.
- →The LPN demonstrates active collaboration and communication with PACT (Patient, Primary Care Provider, RN Care Coordinator and Medical Support Assistant) and larger team (family/caregiver, internal and community-based services and disciplines involved in providing care to the patient).
- →The LPN appropriately prioritizes overall patient care needs and adjusts plans for care delivery within the clinic.
- →Makes astute observations of subtle, less obvious changes, both physical and emotional, in patient's or caregiver's condition, and accurately and thoroughly documents care delivered and patient's response to care that could require immediate modification of the patient's care plan.
- →Promptly reports any deviations from normal practice patterns to the RN or Primary Care Provider.
- →The LPN exhibits skill, creativity, and initiative in contributing to the improvement of overall care delivery and patient and/or family satisfaction levels through active participation in committees/task forces, research projects, or in developing educational materials/media.
- →Actively promotes and effectively incorporates established customer service standards in all aspects of their practice.
- →Work of considerable difficulty and responsibility is performed under general supervision.
- →The LPN is, to a considerable extent, expected to exercise independent technical judgements, to possess and apply a comprehensive working knowledge of the principles, art and sciences of practical nursing.
- →Assists individuals or groups of patients and their families to take an active role in promoting healthy lifestyles for more positive patient outcomes.
- →Exercises skill in influencing and communicating with unusually difficult to care for or communicate with patients and/or family members who may exhibit problems with lack of self-control, resistant or abusive behaviors, or impediments in their ability to understand or follow instructions.
- →This includes the ability to effectively deal with the above types of patients under very general supervision.
- →Major duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to: Must be able to function independently and autonomously, according to established policies, procedures, and practices.
- →Must demonstrate the ability to observe, identify and respond to the Veteran's needs for nursing, medication, point-of- care testing, and equipment- assisted care and to recognize deviations from normal.
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: 213ad544-4e3c-48b0-9555-38afb6e4d66a
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