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Practical Nurse - Hospice/Short Stay CLC
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
Join the dedicated team on our Hospice / Short Stay Community Living Center (CLC) at the Syracuse VA Medical Center, where you will provide high-quality, veteran-centered care that supports quality of life, comfort, and dignity at all stages of illness. This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. As vacancies occur the schedules may change and will be discussed at interview.
What You'll Do
- →This is an Open and Continuous Announcement until September 30, 2026.
- →Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available.
- →The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Hospice / Short Stay Community Living Center (CLC) works under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse and displays knowledge and ability in providing a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems at the Syracuse VAMC.
- →The LPN serves as a responsible member of the nursing team and interacts with patients, family members, professional and supportive personnel who provide patient care, and with members of other services.
- →The incumbent will function as a member of the interdisciplinary team, participates in providing holistic care to patients in acute, sub-acute and chronic stages of illness with changing nursing needs that are predictable and require periodic assessment by the registered nurse.
- →The duties include, but are not limited to: Explains procedures to residents, using language which they understand and displaying consideration of individual resident needs.
- →Ensures that the physical and emotional environment is consistent with the vision for resident-centered care.
- →Maintains self-control and responds consistently to the requirements of the work situation.
- →Maintains a positive attitude in accepting temporary reassignment to meet patient care needs.
- →Responds to residents calls for assistance promptly and interacts with the resident in a tactful, courteous manner, making customer service the focus of all interactions.
- →Communicates respectfully and works effectively with administrative staff, the health care team, unit staff, residents, and visitors.
- →Provides emotional support to residents, and families/significant others to assist them in adjusting to changes brought about by illness or change in health status.
- →Establishes constructive relationship with individual residents to elicit feelings and attitudes and to promote positive relationships, communication and socialization skills to ensure hospice/palliative care needs are supported as needed based on resident self-determination.
- →Fosters an environment of respect for individual resident and family/significant other rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery and serves as Veteran's/family/significant others' advocate.
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
Job ID: 3c20e208-0e6c-4b26-997e-6685df1153ba
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