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Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 53 days ago
About the Role
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is a key member of the multidisciplinary health care team, providing consistent and recurring care to both long- and short-stay residents. The LPN prepares and administers prescribed medications and performs treatments in accordance with established policies and procedures. Provide complete personal and hygienic care, assist with food and fluid intake, accurately record intake and output, vital signs, medications, treatments, and other patient care activities.
What You'll Do
- →Customer service and communication skills are essential.
- →The LPN adheres to computerized patient record system policies and procedures, ensuring accurate data entry of vital signs and other patient information.
- →They observe for physical and emotional changes in a patient's condition related to medications or treatments, promptly document any noted changes, and report deviations from normal to the RN or physician.
- →The LPN also serves as a preceptor, helping orient, educate, and train less experienced LPNs, nurse assistants, and health care technicians in support duties related to more complex or specialized tests and procedures.
- →They demonstrate adaptability to changing medical center needs and readily adjust to revised work assignments, recognizing that flexibility is essential in providing high-quality patient care.
- →Additional LPN responsibilities include but are not limited to: The Licensed Practical Nurse successfully performs activities appropriate to his/her grade as outlined in the Licensed Practical Qualification Standard.
- →This Standard identifies the educational, experiential and competency requirements for the LPN at each grade.
- →Be technically proficient in initiating, performing and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
- →Use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments.
- →Use knowledge to appropriately carry out assigned resident-center care, utilizing the Hatch Model of Culture Transformation in providing a homelike atmosphere.
- →Use knowledge to appropriately carry out assigned resident care with only a general review by the RN for the appropriateness and conformity of the care with established policies and Procedures.
- →Make observations of subtle changes in the patient's/resident's condition (i.e. behavior shifts, mood changes, skin coloring, appetite, etc.).
- →Document care given, observations, and responses to care on the appropriate tools or forms.
- →Assure receipt of adequate nutritional intake either through observation of patient/resident, feeding the patient/resident, or properly positioning and checking placement of feeding tube.
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 evaluation.
- ✓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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