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Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
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 This Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position is located within the Nursing, Operations section at VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds, MA.
- →The LPN assists the registered nurse with the care of patients with acute and rapidly changing physical and/or emotional needs which are met by the application of specialized technical skills and an understanding of basic scientific principles of nursing care.
- →Duties Included but are not limited to: Plan and prioritize daily work with minimal supervision.
- →Incumbent is subjected to interruptions and distractions.
- →Incumbent must be capable of exercising sound judgment in assigning a priority order for additional requests.
- →The incumbent must be flexible enough to adjust work plans to include the demands received in the form of an administrative problem to which they usually independently applies a solution.
- →The employee decides what needs to be done by choosing from various options that require recognition of and differences among a few easily recognizable alternatives.
- →The incumbent performs a variety of support duties that facilitates the work of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nursing assistants and other members of the medical facility who provide Veteran care.
- →The incumbent has the ability to work independently including setting priorities and coordinating work.
- →Incumbent must be capable of exercising sound judgment in assigning a priority order to those requests which best serves the interest of the Veteran and the unit.
- →The incumbent must be flexible enough to adjust work plans to include the demands received in the form of an administrative problem to which they usually independently applies a solution.
- →The employee decides what needs to be done by choosing from various options that require recognition of and differences among a few easily recognizable alternatives.
- →Processes Veterans for admissions, transfer, or discharge following established written nursing program guidelines.
- →Work consists of personal nursing care duties, treatments, diagnostic support, recording, Veteran teaching and rehabilitation.
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 examination.
- ✓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: 4eba1249-3932-422d-beff-b2a3d89a6381
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