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The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is a member of the Primary Care Specialty Team and within six weeks be able to able to work interdependently with direct Registered Nurse (RN) supervision in the delivery of quality nursing care. This team member with assistance as noted above will support the clinical needs of Veterans seen in the CBOC Specialty Clinic setting. He/she will establish competence within one year to provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric patients.
01/15/2021 to 02/01/2021
$33,564 - $50,352 per year
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CBTB-11004735-21-PM
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This announcement is open to current and permanent employees with the Department of Veteran Affairs.
The list below is not all inclusive of the duties the incumbent will perform.
This nurse will work toward attaining knowledge and skills to carry out task of non-complex practical nursing care assignments. When providing care for complex assignments he/she will work interdependently with direct supervision of an assigned Registered Nurse. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to collect objective measurements reflective of a patient's health status and bring those measurements/indicators that fall outside expected parameters to physicians and other medical providers. The LPN must adhere to Medical Center and Service level policies and procedures to provide the care needed and to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific needs. The LPN demonstrates active collaboration and communication as a member of a larger healthcare team which includes the Patient, Provider, RN and Clinical Support Technician and the Larger Team consisting of family/caregiver, internal and community-based services and disciplines involved in providing care to the patient. The LPN implements the PACT principles and is pro-active at instituting care for a wide variety of patients of varying ages and states of health that will be examined and treated in the CBOC Specialty Clinic setting.
Licenses Practical Nurses will work under the direction of the Registered Nurse in charge and will report to the Nurse Manager. Input from the patient and family, will be acknowledged toward the goal of achieving the excellence desired in patient care. LPNs work in collaboration with the Registered Nurse on the unit to perform duties which include collection of health assessment data as part of the patient screening, planning, implementing, and evaluating assigned duties. They are accountable for all patient care they provide. They have responsibility for adhering to all Standards of Nursing Practice, for managing supplies and equipment, with direction from the Registered Nurse, and for promoting teamwork among co-workers and other health care personnel.
The LPN is expected to compete all mandatory annual review programs and attend all unit-based staff meetings. Licensed Practical Nurses are expected to participate in educational conferences and updates, and to maintain professional knowledge and skills related to areas of practice.
1. Demonstrates knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.
2. Observes, identifies, and responds to the patient's needs for nursing, medication, and equipment assisted care and recognizes deviations from normal.
3. Uses practical knowledge of human behavior, motivations, and reactions to situations in working effectively with patients, family, and other staff members.
4. Knowledge and skill are sufficient to prepare and administer commonly prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications.
5. Knowledge and ability to recognize the need for and to institute emergency measures when indicated, promptly seek the assistance of the Registered Nurse or the Provider and assist in the resuscitation procedures in cardiac and or pulmonary arrest.
6. Actively seeks out educational opportunities to enhance nursing knowledge and skills, sharing knowledge gained with other staff to improve and advance nursing practice.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:00pm, Overtime/shift/Weekend /Holiday may be required
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 02/01/2021 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11004735.
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