Licensed Practical Nurse

1 month ago

Charleston, West Virginia, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse:

Licensed Practical Nurse - Major Duties to include but not limited to:Manages patient care problems and deviations using self-direction in accordance with VA Nursing Practice and LPN licensure standards.

Maintains knowledge and skill to care for a wide range of patients, including those with chronic and acute illness.
Assesses, records, and reports vital signs, neurological signs, weight, and blood glucose levels.

Appropriately triages and prioritizes patient needs as routine, urgent, or emergent in the clinic setting and modifies patient care/treatment as needed.

Checks patients into the clinic, interviews patient and/or significant other, and documents intake data as per policy. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of VA protocols and VHA directives related to clinic management, documentation, and computer technology.
Demonstrates knowledge, skill, and ability to promptly recognize and effectively intervene in potentially urgent/emergent situations.
Maintains and implements knowledge of anatomy and physiology as well as scientific principles underlying nursing care and procedures.

Provides high quality nursing care using traditional and non-traditional modalities, including triage prior to provider face-to-face visits, nurse health maintenance visits, telephone triage, secure messaging.

Serves as a resource for complex/specialized procedures (i.e. non-complex suture removal, non-complex wound care, blood draws, and clinic specific procedures, such as ear irrigation).

Demonstrates knowledge of standard precautions, medical asepsis, and sterile technique with the ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques and assist others with implementation in the clinic setting.

Demonstrates the knowledge and skill to interpret common test results and other medical data. Provides education to patients/families about preparation for procedures and/or diagnostic tests.
Takes an active role in health promotion and disease prevention to improve patient outcomes. Provides one-on-one or group teaching as appropriate.
Teaches patients and families principles of health, self-care, and treatments related to wellness and health promotion.

Participates in selection of appropriate teaching materials to instruct patients on equipment, medications, disease processes, weight management, diet, and smoking cessation.

Communicates calmly, courteously, and professionally with all patients, personnel, and visitors while maintaining confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations and Medical Center policies.

Collaborates with the PACT team and other interdisciplinary services in the development, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
Serves in a leadership role within the PACT team to promote holistic care and optimize clinic efficiency. Assists other staff to improve and advance their practical nursing practice as appropriate.
Active participant in quality improvement projects/hospital committees to promote evidence-based practice and performance improvement in the clinic setting.
Actively seeks out educational opportunities to enhance nursing knowledge/skills.

Assists in coordination of care during and after the transition of a patient from inpatient to outpatient and vice versa.

Performs Clinical Pertinence reviews to ensure compliance with nursing practice standards related to nursing clinical reminders.
Uses self-direction is assessment of scheduled and walk-in patients and identifies potential clinical problems or deviations from normal.
Enters orders in a timely and accurate manner within Expanded Scope of Practice and VA policy.

Initiate consults per PACT/Expanded Scope of Practice, such as Home Tele-Health, audiology, optometry/ophthalmology, prosthetics, patient education, Home Based Primary Care.

Collaborates with PACT team to identify and proactively manage high-risk patients through frequent telephone contacts and/or face-to-face visits using the nurse health maintenance clinic.

Collaborates with PACT RN to ensure that patients who left the Medical Center without being seen or against medical advice are contacted in a timely manner to address potential care needs.

Collaborates with clinic mental health providers to ensure access to mental health care per Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) guidelines.

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm EST

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive:
May be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Permanent Change of Station:
Not Authorized

Telework
:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
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