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Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties: GS-3 (Entry Level) Perform basic nursing procedures Assist with care for patients in home setting as part of the Home Based Primary Care interdisciplinary team.
- →Obtains vital signs, assists with basic treatments, and reports observations to the RN case manager.
- →GS-4 Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practices.
- →Performs an expanded range of nursing procedures in the home setting for patients with moderately complex chronic conditions.
- →Exercises limited independent judgement in adapting care to the home environment, monitors patient and caregiver responses, and communicates findings to the RN case manager.
- →GS-5 Responsible and accountable for nursing practice in the home setting.
- →Conducts home visits, implements the nursing care plan, administers medications and treatments, educates patients and caregivers, and recognizes and reports changes in condition that may require case manager or provider intervention.
- →GS-6 (Full Performance) Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice.
- →Technically proficient in initiating, performing , and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
- →Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patient's conditions.
- →Use judgement in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments.
- →Accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
- →Exercise high degree of independent judgement in the home setting in managing patients with complex, multiple, or unstable chronic conditions who require specialized monitoring and intervention.
- →Performs advanced or technically difficult procedures within scope of practice.
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 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
Job ID: 3e417b4e-fff4-44ec-bd80-aafb6f618cb6
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