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Licensed Vocational Nurse (Spinal Cord Injury Center)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The Spinal Cord Injury Center Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides direct patient care to Veterans with spinal cord injuries and related disorders in an inpatient rehabilitation and specialty care environment. The LVN performs complex practical nursing care under the direction of the Registered Nurse and interdisciplinary treatment team while promoting rehabilitation, safety, independence, and quality of life for Veterans with acute and chronic spinal cord injuries.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional SCI LVN Major Duties: Provides direct nursing care to Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders in an inpatient rehabilitation and specialty care setting.
- →Performs and assists with bowel and bladder management programs, including catheter care, intermittent catheterization, bowel care, and monitoring urinary/bowel function.
- →Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- →Monitors patients for changes in condition and promptly reports abnormal findings to the Registered Nurse or provider.
- →Recognizes and reports signs and symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia, infection, sepsis, respiratory distress, and other medical emergencies common to the spinal cord injury population.
- →Assists patients with activities of daily living, mobility, transfers, hygiene, feeding, and rehabilitation-related activities.
- →Documents nursing care, patient responses, intake/output, bowel and bladder results, and other clinical findings accurately in the electronic health record.
- →Reinforces patient and family education related to spinal cord injury care, skin protection, bowel/bladder management, medications, mobility, and safety.
- →Maintains a therapeutic environment while promoting dignity, independence, and patient-centered care.
- →Adheres to infection prevention standards, VA policies, rehabilitation standards, and Spinal Cord Injury Center protocols.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned within the LVN scope of practice.
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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