Vocational Nurse

<p>The primary purpose of the License Vocational Nurse is to perform assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran. The LVN also performs assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, outstanding customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Major Duties include but not limited to: Provides direct nursing care to patients for the Medical/Surgical Specialty Clinic. Performs various duties such as: measures vital signs and collects data, enters data into Electronic Health Record (EHR), giving Subcutaneous Injections, Skin Testing, PFT Testing, IM Injections, and educating the patient on various topics related to their allergy May perform EKGs, setting up and placing patients in Holter monitors, and assist with cardiac stress tests. Sets up and assists with minor procedures utilizing sterile technique and is competency verified to set create and maintain a sterile field. Competency verified for sterile gloving, gowning, precleaning RME and performing and participating in time outs to verify right site surgery per policy. Ensures all sterile surgical supplies including reusable medical equipment are stored and maintained at the proper safe parameters for temperature and humidity. Assists the ENT surgeon and monitors patients undergoing specialized treatments. Routinely orders supply and maintains cleanliness/stocking of provider rooms at the end of each clinic day, including sterile instrumentation. Assists with clinic procedures such as toenail clipping, wound debridement, wound care, wound graphs, bone biopsy, measurement for compression stockings, staple removal and any other procedures that may be deemed necessary by the Provider with their scope of practice. Sets up and assists with clinic procedures such as Cystoscopies, Circumcisions and Vasectomies, prostate/bladder biopsies, and Urodynamic Procedures. Assists with clinic laser procedures, takes vital signs, performs Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) exams, and wound care. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0730-1600 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 07919F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not 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. 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 1 or 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>IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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/.