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Licensed Pratical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Licensed Practical nurse provides a wide range of clinical services to the Veteran under the general supervision of a professional registered nurse. This position is under Ambulatory Care Service Outpatient Clinics.
What You'll Do
- →Performs assigned nursing care in the CBOCs (Community Based Outpatient Clinics), to include phlebotomy using aseptic venipuncture technique, preparation of blood samples for transport, oxygen therapy, EKGs, and delegated procedures and treatments.
- →Checks expiration dates of laboratory supplies and ensures the laboratory is fully stocked for proper patient care and handling of specimens.
- →Adheres to standards of practice and safe technique in the preparation and administration of medication.
- →Assists with minor procedures, including obtaining and arranging necessary equipment, positioning the patient, and ensuring comfort and privacy.
- →Responsible for patient and staff education, documentation, and assistance with workload capture basic to the completion of the Telehealth visit.
- →Responsible for quality control procedures on Telehealth equipment and products and maintains proper records for quality control reports and workload reporting.
- →Serves as a site imager for Telehealth store-and-forward applications and facilitator for real-time Clinical Video Telehealth encounters (primary care and specialty care remote visits).
- →Provides patient and family health education based on the patient's goals, to include self-management, prevention, and wellness.
- →Completes mandatory reviews, including motivational interviewing, to promote patient self-management toward an individualized life plan of care.
- →Supports patient-driven care in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner using evidence-based principles.
- →Demonstrates initiative in assisting the PACT Teamlet and extended PACT team members.
- →Assists in the orientation and competency validation of students, peers, and clerical staff.
- →Adheres to principles of infection control, safety, universal precautions, fire and disaster drills, and security measures.
- →Maintains confidentiality of electronic, written, and/or verbal patient information and upholds a work environment that honors diversity.
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
Job ID: fa84b24d-4bba-4aea-b5e7-750ebb16ecdf
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