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Practical Nurse - Float Pool Part-Time
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 141 days ago
About the Role
The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is seeking to hire a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Float Pool within the Acute Hospital Clinical Service in Battle Creek, Michigan.
What You'll Do
- →The Float Licensed Practical Nurse provides safe and individualized nursing care to patients primarily located in the Community Living Center (CLC), Mental Health (MH), and Urgent Care (UC).
- →The Float LPN may need to work a variety of units in one shift and is the first to float from a unit as needed.
- →Float LPN will have demonstrated competency in each area and complete all required and ongoing training for the areas to which they float.
- →Work consists of personal nursing care duties, treatments, diagnostic support, recording, patient teaching and rehabilitation.
- →Recurring duties are carried out independently and employee can vary basic procedures to meet the individual needs and capabilities of the patient.
- →Follows safe practices and procedures to guard patient and personal safety as well as the safety of other individuals in the Medical Center.
- →Technically proficient in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient population.
- →Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize report and record relevant patient information.
- →Ability to observe, identify and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education.
- →Is consistently aware and responsive to special needs arising from the age and/or cultural needs of patients cared for, treated, or served.
- →Prepares and administers selected medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular) and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures.
- →Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of RN and/or Provider, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
- →Knowledge and understanding of human behavior, patient motivations and reactions to situations, and ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients, family members, and other staff.
- →Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to elicit feelings and attitudes, and to promote positive relationships, communication, and socializations skills.
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 dentification 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 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
Job ID: e2ac05a5-ba82-454e-850d-c4abf833fffd
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