Licensed Practical Nurse - Soldotna, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

This position mainly supports the Homer VA Clinic in Homer, AK.

The Licensed Practical Nurse works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model (i.e., patient aligned care team). The incumbent is primarily responsible for patient and clinic flow, efficiency of the clinic, customer service, and teamwork.

Duties

VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse:

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Customer Service

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of human behavior and patient motivation.
• Establishes rapport with individual patients and families to elicit feelings and attitudes toward their health and well-being.
• Promotes patient trust by accurately documenting messages and routing them appropriately.(Systems Thinking).

Patient Care

• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on patient's condition.
• With minimal supervision, plans and carries out assignments following VHA directives and local Numbered Memoranda.
• Provides appropriate patient and family education regarding disease condition, procedures, tests, and health maintenance.
• Observes and appropriately responds to subtle changes in patient's behavior by providing emotional/physical support/intervention to prevent a problem.
• Uses the 6 Rights of Medication Administration, including the use of two patient identifiers.
• Participates in Medication Reconciliation by reviewing with patient/care giver medication list, annotate changes on the list for PCP's review, enter non-VA meds in CPRS.
• Provides ambulatory nursing care to patients with acute and chronic healthcare needs, including responding to triages as appropriate.
• Responds to medical emergencies such as "medical urgencies" and nursing alerts as appropriate. No more than 2 documented incidents per performance plan.

Work with Veterans and their families during times of emergent and non-emergent times. In this position the LPN is more than likely assigned to a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) and is responsible for assisting with panel management for his/her PACT, and other duties as assigned by supervisor or per the daily schedule.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am - 4:30PM INTERMITTENT

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 $416.66.

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