Licensed Practical Nurse

3 weeks ago

Grand Island, Nebraska, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The Grand Island, Nebraska Veterans Medical Center is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for the Nursing, Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program. The LPN works under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) or provider and is responsible for observing, recording, and reporting changes in the Veteran's condition as well as assisting in the development and revision of the Veteran's care plan.



Duties

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 06/28/2024. Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.

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The primary duties may include but are not limited to:

Major duties of the LPN - Inpatient Mental Health include, but are not limited to:

  • Provides full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems, completing assigned duties which involve performing nonstandard and specialized practical nursing activities.
  • Completes patient focused assessments, recognizing risk factors and/or signs and symptoms of withdrawal.
  • Completes clinical reminders and reports of data findings to clinician, provider, or RN.
  • Administers medications and injections, observing and documenting patient response and reporting change in the patient's condition.
  • Performs urine specimen collections, breathalyzer and other point of care specimen collection as ordered.
  • Labels and stores lab specimens appropriately.
  • Participates in nursing reports and other care team meetings to ensure continuity in Veterans care that is provided in the mental health setting.
  • Participates in patient/family teaching programs related to health promotion and reinforces instructions provided by the registered nurse and physician and documents in approved format.
  • Initiates therapeutic communications with Veterans and families utilizing formal and informal communication processes.
  • Initiates and evaluates Veterans participation in the mental health setting such as nursing led groups and community meetings.
  • Participates in unit committees as directed. Providing input and reporting outcomes to the Nurse Manager.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Intermittent employment is defined as non-fulltime employment in which employees serve under an appointment without a regularly scheduled tour of duty. A position with an intermittent work schedule is sporadic and unpredictable so that a tour of duty cannot be regularly scheduled in advance.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Premium Pay: An intermittent employee is paid overtime when work is performed in excess of 8 hours in a day, or in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. The overtime rate is 1.5 multiplied by your regular hourly rate. As an intermittent employee, you are also entitled to weekend premium at a rate of 25% your regular hourly rate for work between the hours of midnight Friday to Midnight the following Sunday.

Insurance: Intermittent employees are not eligible for health benefits unless expected to work 130 hours per month or more for at least 90 days.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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