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Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 106 days ago
On-site Meadville, PA $46K – $81K Apply by Jun 29, 2026 Practical Nurse ESFJISFJ Customer SuccessHealthcare
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The primary purpose of the Licensed Practical/License Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) is to perform assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran. The LPN/LVN also performs assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, outstanding customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include, but are not limited to: Explain procedures to patients in understandable language and adapt communication to individual age-related and gender-specific needs.
- →Create and maintain a physical and emotional environment consistent with patient-centered care.
- →Demonstrate flexibility, maintain self-control, and respond effectively to varying work situations and patient care needs, including accepting temporary reassignments.
- →Respond promptly and courteously to patient requests, focusing on customer service in all interactions.
- →Communicate respectfully and work collaboratively with administrative staff, PACT teams, patients, and visitors.
- →Orient patients to the clinic.
- →Provide emotional support to patients and families to help them adjust to illness or health changes.
- →Foster respect for patient and family rights to privacy and dignity throughout care delivery, advocate for Veterans and their families, and incorporate customer service standards in all interactions.
- →Prioritize and re-prioritize work plans based on changing patient needs, providing patient care such as monitoring vital signs, consciousness level, pain, and safety.
- →Prepare and administer oral, topical, subcutaneous, inhaled, injectable medications, suppositories, and adult immunizations per protocol.
- →Accurately document medications and their effects in CPRS.
- →Recognize and respond appropriately to emergent or acute situations, notify RN or providers as needed, and report incidents or errors per policy. - Perform approved treatments and procedures, including wound and ear irrigations, dressing changes, catheterizations, bladder scanning, oxygen administration, obtaining weights, vital signs, and EKGs.
- →Observe patients for changes such as bleeding, vomiting, fainting, skin changes, or signs of distress, and report findings to RN.
- →Encourage and assist patients with activities of daily living to increase independence, and provide patient and family education related to treatments and self-care.
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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