Licensed Practical Nurse

4 weeks ago

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The mission of VA Community Living Center is to provide a dynamic array of services in person-centered environments that meet the individual needs of residents, providing excellent health care and quality of life. The LPN provides nursing care to patients according to established facility procedures adhering to all VA and nursing policies, procedures, standards and protocol.



Duties

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This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 06/26/2024 and may be extended until all vacancies are filled. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 04/09/2024. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

The mission of VA Community Living Center is to provide a dynamic array of services in person-centered environments that meet the individual needs of residents, providing excellent health care and quality of life. This is accomplished by transforming work practices, care practices, and the environment of care.

Work practices include but are not limited to: alterations in shifts and work schedules for all disciplines including nursing, permanent staff assignments for continuity of care, and empowerment of direct care staff.

Nursing care includes but is not limited to:

  • Personal Hygiene - bathing, oral hygiene, denture care, shaving and grooming.
  • Positioning and Activity-positions veterans using principles of body mechanics and proper lifting and positioning device.
  • Nutrition and Fluids -assists veterans at meal time following safety factors, uses adaptive equipment as indicated, manages tube feedings and care of tube per facility policy, measures and records intake and output as indicated.
  • Elimination - assist veterans with bowel and bladder elimination as indicated, collects specimens as ordered, measures and records output as indicated, manages urinary drainage devices as directed per facility policy, performs· bladder scans per facility policy.
  • Respiratory- positions veterans to promote breathing and maintain open airway, assists with set up and administration of oxygen therapy as ordered, performs oral and naso-pharyngeal suctioning as ordered.
  • Support-interacts with veteran's family members in a kind and caring manner especially during end-of-life, assists with care of body after death.
  • Data Collection -obtains records and reports vital signs and measurements which include temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, height, weight, peripheral blood sugar, pulse oximetry and pain.
  • Communication -Reports significant changes or concerns in the patient's physical or psychosocial condition to the RN/Provider. Appropriately screens and intervenes in situations requiring a report to the RN/Provider.
Work Schedule: Full-time and part-time work schedules available including day/evening; day/night; and evening/night rotations. Rotating holidays and weekends are required.

Additional Pay:
  • Shift Differential - 10% of basic pay for work performed during regularly scheduled hours between 6pm and 6am.
  • Weekend Premium - 25% of basic pay for work performed between the hours of midnight Friday and midnight Sunday. This includes continuous service connected to work performed during these hours.
  • Holiday Pay - 2 times basic hourly rate for regularly scheduled, non-overtime work on a designated holiday.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized, incentives up to $2,000 have been authorized for eligible, highly qualified applicants. A service agreement is required for all recruitment/relocation incentives. The incentive amount will be prorated for part time.

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 existing pay, 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 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

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.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.

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