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Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Primary Care Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) functions as a member of the nursing and treatment teams as assigned. The Primary Care LPN provides complex age-specific nursing care for adult and geriatric patients with physical, mental, behavioral, or psychosocial needs, according to assignment and training in the outpatient clinic setting.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Provides direct nursing care to adult and geriatric patients according to nursing standards and CAVHS policy and procedure.
- →This includes, but is not limited to: Collecting and labeling specimens, e.g., blood, sputum, urine, stool.
- →Providing bowel/bladder training, applying external urinary devices, performing bladder catheterization.
- →Setting up and initiating oxygen therapy, including nebulization treatments.
- →Providing wound care and reporting any changes and/or progress to the RN and provider.
- →Providing for lifting, moving, transferring, and/or transporting patients without any personal limitations or physical restrictions.
- →Using patient lifting devices and electronic scales without any personal limitations or physical restrictions.
- →Applying abdominal binders, anti-embolic stockings, ace bandages as ordered.
- →Implements established care plans.
- →Evaluates patient's progress based on observed data.
- →Recommends modification to the care and/or treatment plan as needed.
- →Recognizes progress or subtle changes in the patient's behavior and/or physical condition, initiates appropriate action, reports actions to the RN and provider and documents in the medical record.
- →Recognizes and initiates emergency measures consistent with training.
- →Assist appropriately and applies concepts for the prevention and management of disruptive while providing for physical and safety needs.
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: 90c67b07-a01b-4a58-b801-7fa2bccaf2e3
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