Licensed Practical Nurse or Vocational Nurse

Allied Health Professional

Provides direct nursing care to adult and geriatric patients according to nursing standards and CAVHS policy and procedure. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Collecting and labeling specimens, e.g., blood, sputum, urine, stool.
• Providing bowel/bladder training, applying external urinary devices, performing bladder catheterization.
• Setting up and initiating oxygen therapy, including nebulization treatments.
• Providing wound care and reporting any changes and/or progress to the RN and provider.
• Providing for lifting, moving, transferring, and/or transporting patients without any personal limitations or physical restrictions.
• Using patient lifting devices and electronic scales without any personal limitations or physical restrictions.
• Applying abdominal binders, anti-embolic stockings, ace bandages as ordered.
• Implements established care plans. Evaluates patient's progress based on observed data. Recommends modification to the care and/or treatment plan as needed. Recognizes progress or subtle changes in the patient's behavior and/or physical condition, initiates appropriate action, reports actions to the RN and provider and documents in the medical record.
• Recognizes and initiates emergency measures consistent with training.
• Assist appropriately and applies concepts for the prevention and management of disruptive while providing for physical and safety needs.
• Calls Code Blue appropriately and initiates basic life support as needed.
• Uses identified learning needs to provide patient teaching and documents teaching in the medical record. The LPN is able to identify/apply age specific considerations, e.g., the geriatric population's proneness to visual or hearing impairment. Teaching may include diabetic self-care, activities of daily living, coughing, deep breathing, suctioning and tracheostomy care, self-administration of medication and additional procedures as directed by the registered nurse and provider.
  
  Assumes an educational role with co-workers.
• Performs such diagnostic procedures such as obtaining vital signs, pain screen, pulse oximetry, bladder scanning, 1&0, heights, weights, fingerstick blood sugars, and EKGs. Recognizes deviations from normal. Documents and reports results to the registered nurse and/or physician.
• Administers oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications. Administers immunizations independently upon completion of competency. Observes, reports, and documents patient's response to medication including adverse reactions and possible medication errors.
• Observes, documents, and reports unpredictable behavior that may lead to violence, potential for injury related to fall risk.
• Caring for, maintaining, and ordering supplies and equipment, including reporting equipment malfunctions.
• Provides for a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment including work area. Follows all safety policies and procedures including using good body mechanics and wearing personal protective equipment as needed.
• Uses computer to meet current CPRS mandates, e-mail, leave requests, and other computer initiatives.
• Participation in interdisciplinary treatment and discharge planning with team members.
• Assumes initiative and responsibility for completing recurring assignments and, when necessary, assists co-workers in completion of their assignments.

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the service)

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).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave:
After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy:
After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 598-01383F/01384F/01385F/01386F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized