Summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is directly responsible to the Registered Nurse and/or preceptor for providing direct care within his/her scope of practice. This vacancy is in the Out-patient Specialty Clinics located at the Bowling Campus of the Lexington VA Health Care System. The LPN must be able to carry out patient care duties - technically proficient in performing and completing assigned duties.

Duties

• Appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' condition
• using judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments
• and to accurately recognize - report and record relevant patient information
• Observe - identify and respond to patient's needs for care including medication - equipment-assisted care and patient/family education
• In planning - organizing and delivering care - the LPN recognizes and considers emotional - cultural - spiritual - socioeconomic - and age-related factors
• Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral - topical - subcutaneous - intra-muscular and/or intravenous) and other routes and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures
• Observes for physical and/or emotional changes in patient's condition from prescribed medications/treatments - promptly and accurately documenting noted changes - and reporting any deviations from normal to Registered Nurse and/or preceptor or MD
• Ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations - notify the Registered Nurse and/or preceptor and/or physician provider - and initiate appropriate emergency interventions
• Must possess an understanding of human behavior - patient motivations and reactions to situations - and ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients - family members and other staff
• Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to elicit feelings and attitudes - and to promote positive relationships - communication and socialization skills
• Fosters an environment of respect for individual patient and family rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery
• Skills in performing support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized procedures - which include preparing the patient - assisting in the diagnostic examination - preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment - and monitoring the patient's condition before - during and following the procedure
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• 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 #: 30700F - 30701F - 30702F - and 30703F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not available