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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Oklahoma City, OK $63K – $82K Apply by Jun 12, 2026 Practical Nurse ESFJISFJISFPISTJ OperationsHealthcare
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The Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Nursing Operations service line, is currently recruiting for one (1) Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse in Oklahoma City, OK. This position is a float position and requires daily travel to one of the Community-Based Outpatients Clinics that comprise the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System catchment area.
What You'll Do
- →*Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.* VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major Duties and Responsibilities: Demonstrates the ability to exercise independent technical judgments.
- →Possess and applies a comprehensive working knowledge of the principles, art, and science of practical nursing.
- →Technically proficient in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations and assists other staff.
- →Carries out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions.
- →Accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
- →Observes, identifies, and responds to the patient's needs for medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education.
- →In Organizing and delivering care, the LPN/LVN recognizes and considers emotional, cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, and age-related factors.
- →Utilizing principles of aseptic technique, universal precautions, and isolations requirements.
- →Prepares the clinical environment, which may include preparing medical and telecommunications equipment to be used for clinical examination and treatment.
- →Performs specialized imaging and testing in accordance with national guidelines, as well as support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures.
- →Taking and recording in the medical record: clinical data from testing, imaging, height, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, pulse oximeter, temperate, pain score, weight, and neurological check.
- →Collecting specimens, urine, feces, sputum, etc., and appropriately prepare and transports specimens to the laboratory.
- →Completes standardized clinical documentation and templates within the scope of training, required timeframes, and applicable guidelines ensuring that patient privacy is protected by complying with all information security and patient privacy regulations.
- →Accurately and consistently reports and records significant veteran information received from other team members and is able to analyze and implement modifications based on these reports, communicates changes, concerns and issues about patient or other work-related situations to the supervisor as soon as they occur.
Requirements
- ✓This position is a float position and requires daily travel to one of the Community-Based Outpatients Clinics that comprise the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System.
- ✓Clinics are currently located In Ada, Altus, Ardmore, Blackwell, Clinton, Enid, Lawton, Norman, OKC, Shawnee, Stillwater, Yukon and Wichita Falls, TX.
- ✓Travel time will occur within the tour of duty hours.
- ✓Government vehicles are available for use.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a15bf60c-00d8-44b9-a70c-7d45b727f869
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