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Licensed Vocational Nurse

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Waco, Texas, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time
Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Licensed Practical Nurse - Major duties include, but are not limited to:CLINICAL PRACTICE
Performs and documents focused assessment and reports abnormal findings to the Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager and/or RN Team Leader.

Demonstrates a basic ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report, and record relevant patient information.

The LVN demonstrates technique in performing, reporting, and recording assigned nursing care, including, but not limited to:

Administers oxygen therapy
Medication administration to include IV medication if certified
Completes clinical reminders with appropriate consults and alerts as indicated
Ensures medications/supplies are not expired and removed from inventory
Accurately performs delegated procedures and treatments
Assists with minor procedures, including obtaining and arranging necessary equipment, positioning patient, ensuring comfort and privacy.
EKG, lab draws
Data collection and documentation intervention of patient visit in applicable nursing note.
Based on the patient's goals, reinforces patient and family health education, to include self-management, prevention, and wellness.
Assists in medication reconciliation. Notifies the provider of changes.
Measures, records vital signs and enters them in CPRS. Reports all significant deviations to the RN and/or health care provider immediately.
Applies skin tests and measures and documents results
Visual acuity tests
Closes encounters daily
Completes daily check of the AED.
Complete the Blood Glucose meter check daily, as applicable

Identifies urgent or emergent patient care situations, seeks assistance, and intervenes as directed when appropriate.
Technically proficient in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties, treatments to include the use of specialized instruments/equipment.
Takes initiative in identifying the need to modify patient care plans and considers physical, emotional, and social factors.

COMMUNICATION


Demonstrates basic skill in identifying the individual's level of understanding and teaching the client and/or significant other about the basic concepts to his/her disease process, utilizing the standards of care and documenting client's response.

Makes observations and documents care and the patient's response.

Appropriately seeks assistance and guidance by informing RN or medical provider of changes in the patient's condition requiring higher-level intervention.

Basic knowledge in the use of various computer packages to enter and retrieve electronic data
Demonstrates knowledge of human behavior, motivations, and reactions to situations and uses this knowledge in working effectively with patients, family and other staff members

Displays an attitude of caring and courtesy toward all veterans and their families by treating them as customers, greeting them with a smile, referring to them by name, responding quickly to their needs, maintaining confidentiality, and treating them always with dignity and respect.

Work Schedule
:
Monday-Friday; or

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Not Authorized

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)

Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

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.

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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.

Functional Statement #

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized