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Licensed Practical Nurse - Winchester CBOC
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Ambulatory Care Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) GS-7 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 complex practical nursing care assignments within the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) or a Veteran population with a variety of health care needs. *This position is located at the Winchester Community Based Outpatient Center.
What You'll Do
- →The LPN completes assigned duties and responsibilities that involve performing non-standard and specialized practical nursing activities requiring board nursing knowledge, experience, and skills to address a wide range of care needs.
- →The LPN at the GS 7 level must exercise independent judgement and requires minimal supervisory oversight.
- →The incumbent is expected to participate to a greater degree in prioritizing and, as appropriate, modifying patient care treatment plans.
- →He/she must also possess the ability to observe subtle physical and emotional changes in patients, exercise sound nursing judgement, and demonstrate appropriate action based on those observations.
- →The LPN must possess the knowledge and skill to promptly recognize potential urgent/ emergent patient care situations, seek team assistance as appropriate, and effectively intervene to assure the delivery of safe patient care.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Demonstrates knowledge, skill, and ability to promptly recognize and effectively intervene in potentially urgent or emergent situations.
- →Demonstrates the ability to independently adjust or modify care being delivered to meet the changing needs of the patient with notification to the RN or provider for concurrence.
- →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 clinical setting and modifies patient care/treatment as needed.
- →Completes all required documents in a timely manner in accordance with VA policy and TJC standards of care.
- →Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills.
- →Prepares, administers, and documents medications and immunizations as directed without error that may cause harm to patients.
- →Demonstrates practical and theoretical knowledge about medication side effects, purposes, therapeutic dosages range, and toxic effects with skill sufficient to administer a wide range of medications.
- →Other duties as assigned.
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 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
Job ID: 6a0df6ff-dde3-40b1-b923-103f371754bb
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