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Practical Nurse - PACT - Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
The LPN provides patient centered care to the Montrose and Carmel outpatient clinics using the Patient Aligned Care Team model. Using broad working knowledge of nursing procedures, the LPN will provide a broad range of direct, age-specific patient care activities and supportive services under the guidance and supervision of the Registered Nurse.
What You'll Do
- →The Licensed Practical Nurse working in Primary Care PACT team is responsible for providing safe, effective clinical and administrative support in a wide variety of patient care and related activities.
- →The LPN functions as a member of the health care team by demonstrating the practical nursing knowledge and skills necessary in carrying out complex practical nursing care assignments with Primary Care.
- →The LPN functions under the guidance and supervision of the Registered Professional Nurse and is accountable for demonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary to perform patient care and supportive responsibilities appropriate to the age of the patients served.
- →The LPN is under the supervision of the Primary Care Nurse Manager.
- →The LPN is responsible to the Primary Care Nurse Manager for overall work performance and evaluation maintaining acceptable standards within a health care setting.
- →Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 1.
- →Maintains knowledge and skills to care for a wide range of patients including those with acute and chronic illnesses in the clinic setting. 2.
- →Demonstrates knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.
- →Demonstrates understanding of disease condition, nursing process. 3.
- →Rooms patients into the clinic exam room, interviews patient/and or significant other and documents intake data as per policy.
- →Possesses comprehensive knowledge of VA protocols, VHA Directives, VA HVCS SOP/Policies 4.
- →Obtains vital signs, weight and height and completes all nursing clinical reminders thoroughly and accurately per due dates and clinical appropriateness, including Suicide Screening, Alcohol Use Screening, Tobacco Use Screening, Pain Screening, Frail/Elderly Screening, etc... and shares information with provider and PACT teams to develops and implements action plans. 5.
- →Possesses comprehensive knowledge of VA protocols, VHA Directives, VA HVCS SOP/Policies related to clinic management, documentation and procedural requirements such as storage, use and precleaning of Reusable medical Equipment (RME), time outs and processing/delivery of specimens to the laboratory. 6.
- →Demonstrates knowledge, skill and ability to recognize and effectively intervene in potential or emergent situations; Rapid Response, Code Blue/Green. 7.
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 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 604628cc-1213-42e6-b302-5e4f3607cc18
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