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Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 47 days ago
About the Role
The Ashtabula County VA Clinic offers general medical care, including primary care, behavioral health, diabetes care, laboratory services, nutrition services, and more. The City of Ashtabula is located on Lake Erie's coastline about an hour between Cleveland, Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include, but are not limited to: Explains procedures to patients in understandable language, considering age and gender needs.
- →Ensures the environment aligns with patient-centered care vision.
- →Maintains self-control, responds consistently to work requirements, and demonstrates a positive attitude toward reassignment.
- →Responds promptly to patient calls, ensuring customer service focuses on all interactions.
- →Communicates respectfully and works effectively with PACT, administrative staff, patients, and visitors.
- →Provides emotional support to patients and families to help them adjust to health changes.
- →Demonstrates knowledge and skills for complex nursing assignments in various care settings.
- →Completes non-standard and specialized nursing activities, resolving a range of nursing problems.
- →Accurately reports and records significant patient information, demonstrating good judgment in applying procedures.
- →Prepares and administers medications, documenting accurately in CPRS.
- →Recognizes and responds to emergent situations, reporting promptly to the RN or provider.
- →Applies knowledge of human behavior to work effectively with patients and staff.
- →Provides teaching and encourages participation in activities of daily living (ADLs), and patient self-care.
- →Performs complex treatments and procedures according to policy, collects specimens for lab analysis.
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: 8c3b72d6-ca2e-4596-bc43-bc11230fc805
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