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Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site North Charleston, SC $43K – $68K Apply by Jun 26, 2026 Practical Nurse ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Healthcare
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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 ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES: This is an advanced level PACT LPN position.
- →You will monitor and capture workload credit, develop reporting procedures and participate in performance improvement activities aimed at improving patient care access and PACT team processes.
- →For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.
- →Assignments associated with this position include, but are not limited to: Manages patient care problems and deviations using self-direction in accordance with VA Nursing Practice and LPN licensure standards.
- →Maintains knowledge and skill to care for a wide range of patients, including those with chronic and acute illness.
- →Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of disease conditions, nursing principles, and standards/practices.
- →Assesses, records, and reports vital signs, neurological signs, weight, and blood glucose levels.
- →Appropriately triages and prioritizes patient needs as routine, urgent, or emergent in the clinic setting and modifies patient care/treatment as needed.
- →Checks patients into the clinic, interviews patient and/or significant other, and documents intake data as per policy.
- →Possesses comprehensive knowledge of VA protocols and VHA directives related to clinic management, documentation, and computer technology.
- →Demonstrates the ability to independently adjust or modify care being delivered.
- →Responsibilities include prompt recognition and treatment of urgent/emergent patient care needs.
- →Provides high quality nursing care using traditional and non-traditional modalities.
- →Applies knowledge by considering the interrelationship between age, physical, emotional, social, cultural, and population-specific needs when providing care.
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.
- ✓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: 5738366b-adbf-42f8-9ef4-37cdca1208ad
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