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    Practical Nurse - Albany, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

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    This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.



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    VA Albany Healthcare System's mission is to offer options to timely, quality services for Veterans through care and respect for one's physical, psychological, and spiritual health. We provide you with health care services at 12 locations in upstate New York, serving a 22-county area that includes New York, western Massachusetts, and Vermont. Facilities include our Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center, also known as Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, and 11 community-based outpatient clinics in Bainbridge, Catskill, Clifton Park, Fonda, Glens Falls, Kingston, Plattsbugh, Saranac Lake, Schenectady, Troy, and Westport. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit the VA Albany health services page.

    The job duties of an LPN include but are not limited to -

    • Interviewing patients, performing a general systems appraisal of the patient's condition, collecting objective and subjective data.
    • Collaborating with the Registered Nurse/Provider in developing and implementing a plan of care individualized to carry out the needs of the patient.
    • Contributing to team's development, implementation and evaluation of the patient's treatment and follow-up health care.
    • Collaborating with members of other services regarding changes in patient's condition, laboratory results, responses to treatment plan and other pertinent parameters of care.
    • Modifying the plan of care in accordance with recognized nursing standards and prescribed treatment.
    • Meeting patient's needs by direct physical care and psychosocial intervention and by assuming responsibility for nursing management of unstable patients whose nursing care needs are not predictable.
    • Making necessary judgments prior to preparing and administering medications, recognizing side effects and contraindications. Providing patient/significant other instruction regarding common medications.
    • Performing support duties for diagnostic procedures, which include preparing patient, patient education, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing specimens, preparing and passing instruments, and monitoring the patient's condition.
    • Recognizing emergency situations, responding promptly and instituting appropriate actions. BLS certification.
    • Providing technologically complex patient care.
    • Providing transport services for patient to and from diagnostic services and to inpatient units.
    • Instructing patients and significant others in the use of: prescribed medications, equipment, treatments, and activity level, contraindications of the same, and the value of proper follow-up self-care. Documenting patient teaching and patient's response to teaching.
    • Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to perform variety of tasks necessary for clinical support of providers; adapting to work demands and assignment changes
    Reassignment to another clinical area is possible to include change in tour, off tour rotation and weekend/holiday rotation during reassignment to meet the facility needs

    Work Schedule: Part time and Full time positions available, will be discussed during your interview

    EDRP Authorized: Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

    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 $416.66.

    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.

    Financial Disclosure Report: Not required


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