Licensed Practical Nurse Telehealth

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

• Provides nursing care for adults with population specific needs by incorporating pertinent physical psychosocial and cultural needs into the patient plan of care.
• Promotes the incorporation of current patient care data in actively contributing to the development of the patients overall health plan and in carrying out assigned nursing interventions.
• Demonstrates nursing practice with remote supervision of a RN physician or licensed independent provider.
• Collaborates with and support the RN physician or licensed independent provider with appropriately prioritizing the overall patient care needs and adjusts plans for care delivery pm.
• Proactively assists the RN physician or licensed independent provider in addressing patients needs for medications/treatments accurately preparing and administering medications/treatments accurately and promptly under the general supervision of a RN physician or licensed independent provider per policies/procedures and including the patients response to the medication/treatment
• Demonstrates understanding of the effects and/or subtle signs and symptoms of potential reactions caused by medications treatments and procedures.
• Promptly records and reports these observations and initiates appropriate prescribed interventions.
• Performs personal care diagnostic support duties and treatments according to procedure with minimal direction from the professional nurse in a timely manner.
• Completes required patient care documentation and records significant observations and actions utilizing the nursing process in a clear and concise manner.
• Demonstrates the ability to assist RN physician and/or licensed independent provider to appropriately prioritize overall patient care needs and adjust plans for care delivery.
• Makes astute observations of subtle less obvious changes both physical and emotional in patients condition and accurately and thoroughly documents care delivered and patients response to care that could require immediate modification of the patients care plan.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill to recognize potential urgent/emergent patient care situations seeks assistance of the RN physician or licensed independent provider for team interventions and effectively intervenes as directed to assure safe and therapeutic patient care.
• Supports the RN physician and licensed independent provider in monitoring the practice of unlicensed or non-medical staff in patient care delivery.
• Promptly reports care that deviates from normal practice patterns to the registered nurse physician and independent provider so that care issues may be addressed immediately
• Performs Telehealth imaging including Tele-Eye screening (Teleretinal Imaging and Tonometry) Teledermatology Telewound care and other Telehealth programming as identified and referred by the primary care provider other providers and the imager.
• Provides patient education regarding the imaging process.
• Facilitation of the clinical business scheduling and technical aspects for real-time Telehealth applications including specialty services and VA Video Connect patient education.
• Conducts quality control procedures on equipment and products and maintains proper records for quality control reports and workload reporting.
• Coordinates with Biomedical and Information Technology staff for the installation upgrade of hardware and software for all Telehealth technologies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• 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.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• 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:

• Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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. Verification can be obtained from the State approving agency or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission 61 Broadway 33rd Floor New York NY 10006. Additional information may also be obtained from the NLNAC Website. Exceptions include:
  • 1) 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.
  • 2) VHA employees who were converted to appointments under 38 U.S.C. 7401(3) in implementation of Public Law 98-160 enacted November 21 1983 and for VHA employees converted to appointments under 38 U.S.C. 7405 in implementation of Public Law 99-576 enacted October 28 1986; and for their future personnel actions under this authority. The waiver will not apply to persons appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(3) or 7405 after these conversions. (3) Individuals granted a license by a jurisdiction that does not require graduation from an approved school. See paragraph 4 section C.
• Licensure. Must possess a full active current and unrestricted licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States or District of Columbia. An LPN/LVN who has or has ever had any license(s) revoked suspended denied restricted limited or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in chapter 3 section B paragraph 16 of this part.
• Drivers License: Must possess a valid drivers license. This position requires operation of a Government-owned or -leased motor vehicle to properly carry out assigned duties. A valid state-issued driver license is required along with medical clearance by Personnel Health.