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Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 64 days ago
On-site West Haven, CT $61K – $80K Apply by Jul 31, 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 This LPN will play a crucial role in supporting outpatient specialty medicine services throughout the Blue team clinics particularly the neurology service.
- →Duties for the LPN include: Preplanning for clinical operations Overseeing daily clinic flow.
- →Supporting as a resource for administrative staff Collaborating with providers and the interdisciplinary team Administering medications Triaging patient care and phone calls Serving as a liaison between providers and veterans.
- →Overseeing clinic slot utilization to reduce underutilized slots for 18 attendings and 38 resident clinics with multiple modalities (telephone, VVC, and face to face).
- →Demonstrates knowledge of the nursing process in administering patient care by collecting data and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team on the care plan development, implementation and ongoing evaluation and revision of plan of care.
- →Recognizes age-specific variations of clients and makes appropriate interventions.
- →Identifies emergencies and intervenes appropriately.
- →Performs nursing procedures and therapies according to policies and procedures.
- →Performs technical nursing skills such as complex dressing changes and care of various tubes and drainage systems.
- →Identifies potential factors that would impede healing and intervenes to prevent infection and promote healing.
- →Receives, discusses, and communicates patient information upon transfer or change of tour of duty.
- →Establishes therapeutic relationships with individual patients to elicit feelings and concerns about his/her illness and treatment.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday Day Tour Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Contact visn1edrpsupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinators for questions/assistance.
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
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