Licensed Practical Nurse- Oncology - Fargo, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse works within the Oncology Department and provides cross coverage to other outpatient Specialty Clinics performs nursing care for adult and geriatric patients with a variety of physical, mental, behavioral, or psychological needs by applying practical nursing knowledge and skills. Travel to some community-based outreach clinics (CBOC) will be expected.

Duties

This position will be expected to do Oncology outreach to some community-based outreach clinics (CBOC) to include but not limited to Jamestown, ND, Grafton, ND, Grand Forks, ND, Bemidji, MN and Fergus Falls, MN CBOCs.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Initiates, performs and completes assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
• Serves as a preceptor in collaboration with the RN and/or provider to appropriately orientate/train less experienced LPN/LVN and/or Nursing Assistants (NAs)/Health Technicians (HTs) in relation to acceptable standards of practice in promoting optimal patient care delivery.
• Carries 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. Completed work should need only a general review by a registered nurse (RN) or provider for appropriateness and conformity with established policies/procedures.
• Observes, identifies, and responds to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education. In organizing and delivering care, the LPN/LVN recognizes and considers emotional, cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, and age-related factors.
• Serves as a responsible member of the nursing team.
• Interacts in an appropriate manner with patients, family, members, professional and other support personnel involved in the delivery of patient care.
• Incorporates acceptable established customer service standards into practice.
• Provides effective education to patients and/or family member in relation to disease processes, medication and/or prescribed treatment regimens after collaboration with RN and/or health care team.
• Uses computerized patient records system and a bar code medication administration system.
• Documents patient's response to medication and/or prescribed treatment regimens and the reporting of any unexpected change in patient's condition to RN or provider.
• Recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or provider, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.

VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse:

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Work Schedule: Monday- Friday; 7:30am-4:00p

Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment Incentive authorized for eligible, highly qualified applicants. A service agreement is required for all relocation incentives.

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.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required