Practical Nurse-Patient Aligned Care Team; Morehead Clinic

Overview

The Morehead City Clinic currently has one vacancy for a Licensed Practical Nurse. The Morehead City Clinic maintains the health and manages the care for patients with a variety of medical problems including hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, congestive heart failure and other chronic diseases. The clinic has been designed to provide comprehensive primary care services, including gender specific care to male and female veterans.

VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse:

The Morehead City Clinic is staffed by providers (Attending physicians, mid-level providers, and/or house staff), registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, social workers and medical support assistants. Group and individual diabetes education is offered by a Certified Diabetes Educator RN and a Registered Dietician. An RN/LPN has an encounter with patients on each visit for screening, education and referrals. Using protocols, nursing staff can order tests, lab work, enter consult requests and administer immunizations.

PT-INR Clinic; an RN/Pharmacy based clinic is available to provide care and monitoring for stable patients receiving anti-coagulation therapy. Medication management is provided by the clinical Pharmacist. Nurse visits provide care for patient issues not requiring a provider appointment, for example such as blood pressure checks, blood sugar monitoring, medication administration, immunizations, ear irrigations and education related to disease/self-management and equipment and Tele-Retinal Imaging.

The Licensed Practical Nurse will work under the direction of the RN and report to the Nurse Manager. He or she will perform, report and record assigned nursing care in the Clinic Laboratory and Primary Care Clinics, including, but not limited to:

• Screening, education and referrals during patient visits
• Ordering tests and lab work using clinic protocols
• Administering immunizations
• Monitoring patients, including BP checks and blood sugar
• Medication administration and coordination with pharmacists
• Providing care not requiring a physician visit (e.g., ear irrigations, self-management education, equipment use)
• Tele-Retinal Imaging and related patient education