Licensed Practical Nurse Mental Health 7B

The primary purpose of the Licensed Practical 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 LPN/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.

The LPN has basic knowledge and skills necessary for a concentrated effort and is somewhat independent in carrying out standardized procedures of limited complexity. The incumbent is responsible to deliver fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned patients while developing technical competencies. This position may entail other duties as assigned and travel duties as assigned and travel to the community level clinics
a. Participates in the interdisciplinary team in the development implementation and evaluation of the patients treatment plan.
b. Interacts with patients in groups in accordance with the patients treatment plan.
c. Observes identifies and responds to the patients needs for nursing medication and equipment assisted care and recognizes deviations from normal.
d. Uses practical knowledge of human behavior motivations and reactions to situations in working effectively with patients family and other staff members.
e. Demonstrates the knowledge skill and ability to recognize and respond appropriately to emergency situations.

Patient Care Activities as appropriate to assignment includes but is not limited to:
1. Assists with data collection for outpatients and new admissions.
2. Provides for the patients privacy.
3. Observes reports and documents signs and symptoms of patients general condition. Attends patient care conferences. Provides input into the Nursing Care Plan and/or the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.
4. Provides direct nursing care to adult and geriatric patients according to nursing standards and Medical Center policy and procedure. This includes but is not limited to:
a. Bathing showering oral care shaving nail care feeding turning positioning and ambulating as directed.
b. Collecting and labeling specimens e.g. sputum emesis urine and stools.
c. Performing enterostomal care perinea! care administering enemas and colostomy irrigations.
d. Providing bowel/bladder training applying external urinary devices and performing bladder catheterization.
e. Providing oral nasopharyngeal and tracheal care.
f. Administering oxygen as directed.
g. Administering enteral feedings.
h. Providing wound care as ordered and reporting any changes and/or progress to the RN.
i. Applying abdominal binders anti-embolic stockings ace bandage and alternating pressure boots as directed.
j. Providing for lifting moving transferring and/or transporting patients.
k. Using patient lifting devices pressure relief mattresses hyper/hypothermia blankets electronic scales and feeding pumps.
I. Applying protective/supporting devices restraints as directed and per policy.
m. Providing post-mortem care as directed.

VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: 7:00pm-7:30am
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).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 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 $144000 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.
Functional Statement #: 71152-F 71153-F71154-F 71155-F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Pay Scale: VA 25

• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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.

• 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.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Education - Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Exceptions include health care education in the military service or training in the military service which is accepted by the licensing body in the jurisdiction in which the individual is licensed as qualifying for full LPN/LVN licensure will be accepted as meeting the education requirements for VHA employment OR granted a license by a jurisdiction that does not require graduation from an approved school AND have at least one year of successful practice as an LPN/ LVN.
• Licensure - Active full current and unrestricted licensure as a Graduate Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse in a State Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States or the District of Columbia

• Knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.
• Ability to serve as a responsible member of a nursing team and interact in an appropriate manner with patients family members professional and/or other support personnel involved in the delivery of patient care.
• Knowledge and skill sufficient to prepare administer and appropriately document actions taken specific to commonly prescribed oral topical subcutaneous intramuscular and/or intravenous medications. This includes observing and documenting patient responses to medication and reporting noted changes in the patients condition.
• Knowledge and ability to recognize the need for and to institute emergency measures and assist in resuscitation procedures in cardia and/or pulmonary arrest.
• Recognize and appropriately respond to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment safety hazards and supply deficiencies.

• Proficiency in initiating performing and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
• Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients conditions using judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments and accurately recognizing reporting and recording relevant patient information.
• Ability to observe identify and response to a patients needs for care including medication equipment-assisted care and patient/family education.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral topical subcutaneous intramuscular and/or intravenous) and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures. Observes for documents and reports physical and/or emotional changes in the patients condition from prescribed medications/treatments.
• Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations and initiating appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
• Knowledge and understanding of human behavior patient motivations and reactions to situations and the ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients family members and other staff.
• Knowledge and skill in performing support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures which includes preparing the patient and assisting in the diagnostic examination preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment and monitoring the patients condition before during and following the procedure.