WDVA Licensed Practical Nurse , Perm Swing Shift, Washington Soldiers

Licensed Practical Nurse 2

Full‑Time - Permanent (Swing shift)

Washington Soldiers Home, Orting, Washington

Serve America’s heroes with your medical expertise! Our team is excited to announce we are now accepting applications for a full‑time, swing shift Licensed Practical Nurse 2 at the Washington Soldiers Home in scenic Orting, Washington! Homes 24/7 facility differential:
Updated as of July 1, 2025:
This position is eligible for Supplement Basic Shift Premium for 24/7 Facilities. Employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients, and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location will receive an additional one dollar ($1.00) per hour of supplemental basic shift premium for each hour of basic shift premium. This shift premium does not apply to overtime hours.

The supplemental basic shift premium shall expire on June 29, 2027.

* This position has been posted within the assigned pay range through Step L. Step M has not been published as this is considered the longevity step, in alignment with state HR compensation rules.

Please note: The work schedule will be Thursday through Monday, 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm.

Here at the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA), we are passionate about our mission of “Serving Those Who Served.” As a national leader in our advocacy for nearly 500,000 veterans and their family members, we strive to connect them to earned benefits as well as innovative programs focused on their overall health and wellness. In addition, we provide critical community services through a variety of programs, and at our four State Veterans Homes located in Orting, Port Orchard, Spokane, and Walla Walla.

These locations provide Medicare and Medicaid nursing home care to honorably discharged veterans, including, in some instances, their spouses, widows, or Gold Star.

• Prepare, carry out, evaluate, and revise treatment plans for individual residents based on personal observations and recommendations of physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and/or other nurses.
• Pass medications and administer, monitor, and record treatments, assess resident condition (including skin assessment), and promote resident participation in recreational activities.
• Suction patients, administer oxygen, catheterization, irrigation; administer IV solutions, colostomy and trach care; maintain gastric feeding tubes and pumps.
• Process physician orders.
• Assist with routine rehabilitative and maintenance.
• And so much more!

As a Licensed Practical Nurse 2, you will provide resident-centered care and ensure our veterans at the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting are provided a safe and healthy space, treated with dignity and respect, and have care suited to their personal needs. You will also assist and monitor assigned residents with activities of daily living based on current nursing standards of practice and with a heart for our mission.

• Current Washington state practical nurse license or unencumbered practical nurse multistate license.
• Ability to:
  Demonstrate proficiency in the English language and be able to read, write and speak English.
• Perform data entry; maintain confidentiality; provide a positive living environment for residents relating to meeting psychosocial needs; follow written and verbal directions; document and report observed changes inpatient condition and behavior.

• Washington state practical nurse license preferred.
• Long‑term care experience and/or one (1) year of experience as a practical nurse.
• Understanding of accurate methods and practices of nursing and restorative care; personal hygiene and sanitation methods, recordkeeping, report preparation, infection control procedures, and client rights.
• Experience in assessing, evaluating, and participating in the development of appropriate plans of care.

• Must be able to pass a DSHS BCCU Background Check every two (2) years in accordance with WDVA Policy 615.000 Background Checks. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the…