Licensed Practical Nurse- Ambulatory Care; PACT

VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker

The LPN/LVN is a member of the larger team. The LPN/LVN requires a general review of their work by an RN for appropriateness and conformity with license, policies and procedures. The primary purpose of the PACT Licensed Practical/License Vocational Nurse is to perform assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran.

The LPN is the technical expert for performing, reporting, and recording assigned nursing care, including, but not limited to:

• Direct patient care.
• Rooms patients and completes all clinic reminders, obtains vital signs and completes any treatments as ordered by primary care provider.
• Phlebotomy outpatient blood draws
• LPN Clinics:
  Toenail Clinic, Immunization Clinic
• Quality Metrics- EQM/Population Health Metrics:
  Tracks panels metrics and implements strategies to manage fallouts via patient outreach or team collaboration.
• Follow-up with Quality Metrics fallouts to include: colorectal screening, breast cancer screens, cervical cancer screens, and immunizations
• Check ins for Integrative Pain Provider (8 days per month)
• Administers oxygen therapy
• Medication administration
• Completes clinical reminders with appropriate consults and alerts as indicated
• Ensures medications/supplies are not expired and removed from inventory
• Accurately performs delegated procedures and treatments
• Assists with minor procedures, including obtaining and arranging necessary equipment, positioning patient, ensuring comfort and privacy.
• EKG, lab draws and pre-processing, lab quality monitors, and point of care testing.
• Data collection and documentation intervention of patient visit in applicable nursing note.
• Based on the patient's goals, reinforces through health coaching and other methods, patient and family health education, to include self-management, prevention and wellness.
• Assists in medication reconciliation. Notifies the provider of changes
• Measures, records vital signs and enters them in CPRS.
• Applies skin tests and measures and documents results.
• Visual acuity tests
• Performs Monofilament exams
• Closes encounters daily
• Checks the Crash Cart and AED per facility policy
• Complete the Blood Glucose meter check daily, as applicable.

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 7:30am- 4:00pm

Compressed/Flexible:
Not Available

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
Not Authorized

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 94144A, 94145A.946146A,94147A

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized