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Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 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
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Adheres to VA, Nursing Service and BRC policies, procedure, and standards.
- →Sets and maintains professional nurse/patient relationship that exemplify VA's core values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect and excellence.
- →Delivers care to patients in a respectful non-judgmental manner and according to diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines/SOPs to promote positive interaction.
- →Demonstrates understanding of age and population specific characteristics that affect the health care needs of the visually impaired Veteran.
- →Supports interventions that maximize blind rehabilitation patient self-care management abilities.
- →Performs admission procedures as directed and completes Health Promotion screenings.
- →Recognizes significant changes in the patient and emergent patient care situations promptly seeks assistance, and effectively intervenes as directed when appropriate.
- →Adheres to standards of practice for medication administration, observes patient for adverse effects and reports to the team RN.
- →Accurately documents and retrieves patient/clinical information using the electronic health record system.
- →Provides effective education to patients and/or family members on common disease processes, medications, and/or prescribed diagnostic and/or treatment regimes, as directed.
- →Participates in Quality Improvement activities, as directed.
- →Maintains patient/ client privacy and maintains a safe/clean work environment.
- →Follows policy and procedures related to safety and security measures, drills, infection control/prevention, universal precautions, and proper handling and cleaning of reusable medical equipment.
- →Contributes to team-based staff meetings and task forces or committees, as appointed.
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: 8c65b6ff-9a84-43a5-8eb2-b0e765bfb0e0
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