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Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Licensed Practical Nurse, Outpatient PACT, is a member of the Ambulatory Care Nursing Team, located at the Western Branch VA Clinic in Chesapeake Virginia.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties are based on grade assignment and include but are not limited to the following: Initiate, perform, and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
- →Ability to acknowledge and report technical issues that may delay or impede productive work efforts.
- →Assist during emergent situations, initiate, and/or assist with CPR, choking, fire, emergencies, etc., and obtain equipment and supplies as requested by the RN or physician.
- →Administer medication accurately and promptly under the general supervision of a RN.
- →Demonstrate understanding of the effects and/or reactions caused by medications, treatments, and procedures.
- →Record and report these observations to RN.
- →Perform personal care, diagnostic support duties and treatment according to procedure under the direction of the RN in a timely manner.
- →Respond to patient's nursing needs, including physical comfort, and emotional needs and recognizing problems from the normal.
- →Strive to involve patients and family to participate in the provision of care throughout the continuum.
- →Participate and reinforce resources and referrals.
- →Initiate, administer, assess, monitor, and report IV sites, start intravenous fluids and piggyback solutions prepared by Pharmacy.
- →This involves monitoring IV fluids with/without medications, monitor flow of IV fluids, change IV tubing and IV site dressing, discontinue IV site.
- →Discontinue blood products.
- →Document care provided as such.
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.
- ✓A drug test is required for the position; and the position is subject to random drug testing.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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