Licensed Practical Nurse
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Provide nursing care for and assistance to patients in meeting their personal hygiene needs such as bathing, feeding, lifting and turning.
- Obtain and label routine urine, stool and sputum specimens.
- Measure and record body temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure for the patient's records.
- Perform such treatments and procedures as hot and cold compresses, enemas, sterile dressings and sitz bath.
- Assist the doctor or nurse in patient examinations.
- Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral, topical and intramuscular) and observes for physical and emotional contraindications from the medications.
- Observes, reports and records in the patient's care plan significant conditions both physical and emotional, obvious and subtle, which have relevance to the health status of the patient.
- Responds to emergency situations such as cardiopulmonary arrest.
- Sets up and gives treatments that require the assembly and operation of special equipment such as oxygen.
- Communicates and treats customers (patients, visitors, volunteers, and all Medical Center staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
- Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
- Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.
Work Schedule: PRN, as needed. Various tours could include the following: 7:30am - 4:00pm, 12:00am - 8:00am and 3:30pm - 12:00am.
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 higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
- May be eligible for Health Insurance and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) if expected to work over 130 hours per month for 90 days
- Transit subsidies (conditions apply)
- A uniform allowance: Authorized
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ESTABLISHES A LIST OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, which opens on June 2, 2026. The first cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be June 16, 2026 with subsequent reviews until the close of the announcement or until all positions are filled.