Practical Nurse - PACT - Primary Care

<p>The LPN provides patient centered care to the Montrose and Carmel outpatient clinics using the Patient Aligned Care Team model. Using broad working knowledge of nursing procedures, the LPN will provide a broad range of direct, age-specific patient care activities and supportive services under the guidance and supervision of the Registered Nurse.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Licensed Practical Nurse working in Primary Care PACT team is responsible for providing safe, effective clinical and administrative support in a wide variety of patient care and related activities. The LPN functions as a member of the health care team by demonstrating the practical nursing knowledge and skills necessary in carrying out complex practical nursing care assignments with Primary Care. The LPN functions under the guidance and supervision of the Registered Professional Nurse and is accountable for demonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary to perform patient care and supportive responsibilities appropriate to the age of the patients served. The LPN is under the supervision of the Primary Care Nurse Manager. The LPN is responsible to the Primary Care Nurse Manager for overall work performance and evaluation maintaining acceptable standards within a health care setting. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 1. Maintains knowledge and skills to care for a wide range of patients including those with acute and chronic illnesses in the clinic setting. 2. Demonstrates knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems. Demonstrates understanding of disease condition, nursing process. 3. Rooms patients into the clinic exam room, interviews patient/and or significant other and documents intake data as per policy. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of VA protocols, VHA Directives, VA HVCS SOP/Policies 4. Obtains vital signs, weight and height and completes all nursing clinical reminders thoroughly and accurately per due dates and clinical appropriateness, including Suicide Screening, Alcohol Use Screening, Tobacco Use Screening, Pain Screening, Frail/Elderly Screening, etc... and shares information with provider and PACT teams to develops and implements action plans. 5. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of VA protocols, VHA Directives, VA HVCS SOP/Policies related to clinic management, documentation and procedural requirements such as storage, use and precleaning of Reusable medical Equipment (RME), time outs and processing/delivery of specimens to the laboratory. 6. Demonstrates knowledge, skill and ability to recognize and effectively intervene in potential or emergent situations; Rapid Response, Code Blue/Green. 7. Demonstrates the ability to independently adjust or modify care being delivered to meet the changing needs of the patient with notification to the RN or provider for concurrence. 8. Participates in PACT huddle, answering of secure messages, perform discharge phone calls, Urgent room follow up phone calls, answers outlook messages for the Pact team and responds to nurse triage messages for the Pact team. 9. Demonstrates knowledge of standard precautions, medical asepsis, and sterile technique with the ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques with implementation in the clinic setting. 10. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary PACT team in development, implementation, and evaluation of the treatment plan to promote patient participation and foster patient self-management. Includes patient and/or family in treatment planning and goal setting. 11. Perform venipuncture using two patient identifiers, aseptic technique and appropriate accessioning. 12. Set up, clean-up, processing of specimens and transport to the lab per hospital SOP/Policies. VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday 10:00am-7:30pm. Tuesday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 21X34A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized.</p><h3>Requirements</h3>You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.