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Licensed Vocational Nurse - Inpatient Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Dallas, TX $53K – $83K Apply by Oct 12, 2026 Practical Nurse ISFJ Customer SuccessHealthcare
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Inpatient Mental Health Nursing Unit 2D 200/300. The primary purpose of the Licensed Practical/License Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) is to perform assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran. The LPN/LVN performs assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, outstanding customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties are but not limited to: Veteran Care: The LVN is expected to be able to function as a member of the nursing care team providing safe, competent, compassionate care in a timely manner.
- →Provides care with minimal RN supervision to a select group of patients.
- →Performs and documents focused assessments (i.e. pain assessment, fall risk assessment) and reports abnormal findings to the RN team leader, or charge nurse.
- →Performs Accu-Check glucoscreen, takes and records vital signs and reports all significant deviations to the RN and/or health care provider immediately.
- →Takes appropriate action as directed.
- →Evaluates the nutritional needs for patients, including feeding assistance, and performs as necessary.
- →Provides fluid needs and administers feeding by nasogastric, gastrostomy, jejunostomy, and enteral tubes.
- →Actively participates in interdisciplinary team planning and patient care meetings.
- →Utilizes problem-solving process when patient problems arise.
- →Informs RN about data obtained pertaining to the problem.
- →Offers solutions to problems and offers feedback to ancillary members emphasizing ways to improve performance.
- →Accepts and mentors non-RN staff and student nurses.
- →Independently establishes priorities and varies the sequence of nursing care based on the patient's condition and/or response to treatment in order to accomplish assigned tasks by the end of the tour with limited supervision.
- →Medical Administration: The LVN is expected to be able to administer veteran medications utilizing the five rights, and to appropriately document the medication administration.
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
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