Licensed Practical Nurse (Intermittent Float

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide nursing care for and assistance to patients in meeting their personal hygiene needs such as bathing, feeding, lifting and turning.
• Obtain and label routine urine, stool and sputum specimens.
• Measure and record body temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure for the patient's records.
• Perform such treatments and procedures as hot and cold compresses, enemas, sterile dressings and sitz bath.
• Assist the doctor or nurse in patient examinations.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral, topical and intramuscular) and observes for physical and emotional contraindications from the medications.
• Observes, reports and records in the patient's care plan significant conditions both physical and emotional, obvious and subtle, which have relevance to the health status of the patient.
• Responds to emergency situations such as cardiopulmonary arrest.
• Sets up and gives treatments that require the assembly and operation of special equipment such as oxygen.
• Communicates and treats customers (patients, visitors, volunteers, and all Medical Center staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

Work Schedule:

PRN, as needed. Various tours could include the following: 7:30am - 4:00pm, 12:00am - 8:00am and 3:30pm - 12:00am.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
Not Authorized

Pay:
Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

• May be eligible for Health Insurance and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) if expected to work over 130 hours per month for 90 days
• Transit subsidies (conditions apply)
• A uniform allowance:
  Authorized

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ESTABLISHES A LIST OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, which opens on June 2, 2026. The first cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be June 16, 2026 with subsequent reviews until the close of the announcement or until all positions are filled.