Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Long-Term Care

Quick Facts

• Role: Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (Inpatient Long Term Care)
• Setting: Nursing Service, Community Living Center (Long Term Care) in a VA medical center
• Work schedule: Multiple tours available; days, evenings, nights, and potential weekends/holidays; may float to other inpatient units

Description

Provide practical nursing care to inpatient veterans across long-term care and related units. You will collect patient health data, implement delegated components of the plan of care, evaluate patient responses, document results using the electronic record, and respond promptly to changes in condition—including urgent or emergent situations. You may also support more complex diagnostic tests and specialized procedures as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Collect health status data and collaborate on patient assessments
• Implement delegated aspects of the plan of care and evaluate patient responses
• Provide health teaching and counseling as delegated
• Recognize, report, and record changes in physical condition and behavior
• Complete routine documentation (e.g., flow sheets) in the electronic record and information network
• Differentiate emergent vs non-emergent conditions and document/report critical events
• Provide practical nursing care for a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems under RN/MD/DO supervision
• Assist with support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized procedures
• Monitor medication and treatment responses and report deviations to RN/MD/DO
• Initiate/assist with emergency measures as directed and support resuscitation

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases
• Paid time off (37–50 days of annual paid time offer per year, including annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)
• Parental leave (up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment)
• Child care subsidy (after 60 days of employment, for eligible full-time employees)
• Retirement: traditional federal pension and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• Eligibility depends on position details.