Licensed Practical Nurse

The Community Living Center (CLC), which includes Hospice/Palliative Care, Rehab, Short Stay Skilled Care, and Long-Term Care, is seeking a Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN). The LPN/LVN will perform assigned duties to promote quality health care and positive customer service while maintaining an environment dedicated to serving veterans. The role requires delivering outstanding customer service and ensuring the provision of high-quality health care to veterans.

VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse:

The LPN performs, reports, and documents assigned nursing care in the Community Living Center team, including but not limited to:

* Work in Hospice/Palliative Care, Rehab, Short Stay Skilled Care, and Long-Term Care units

* Engage with the HATCH model, focusing on the needs, interests, and choices of residents, patients, and clients

* Specialize in treating geriatric veterans with long-term, skilled nursing, and/or specialty needs

* Manage residents with transitory mental status changes or secondary psychiatric diagnoses

* Operate under supervision of a nurse manager, charge registered nurse, or other supervisor

* Receive administrative supervision, general instructions, and work assignments from the nurse manager or charge registered nurse

* Follow assigned time schedules, leave approvals, and performance evaluations by the nurse manager or charge registered nurse

* Obtain clinical supervision from a registered nurse, physician, or other provider

* Function under the direct supervision of the registered nurse responsible for coordinating resident care

* Administer medications according to policies and procedures

* Document observations, treatments, procedures, and conditions electronically via CPRS and BCMA

* Verbally report observations and conditions to the appropriate person, typically the registered nurse

* Carry out recurring duties independently and seek guidance when necessary

* Provide age-appropriate nursing care to residents

Work Schedule:

7:00 am - 7:30 pm rotating, including weekends and holidays

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 #: 93793-0

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized