Licensed Practical Nurse (Community Living Center)

Quick Facts

• Role: Licensed Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN)

• Setting: Community Living Center

• Supervision: Under Registered Nurse direction

Description

Provide resident-centered nursing care to Veterans in a Community Living Center. Administer prescribed medications and treatments, provide complex wound care and IV therapy within scope of practice, monitor and document resident conditions, and support pain, behavioral, end-of-life, and mobility needs. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and educate residents and families to promote safety, dignity, comfort, and quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for Veterans with complex medical, psychiatric, and behavioral needs

• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed under RN direction

• Perform complex wound care and IV therapy within assigned scope

• Monitor, document, and report changes in resident conditions and treatment responses

• Provide pain management, behavioral support, and end-of-life care

• Assist with mobility and self-care while promoting safety and preventing falls

• Participate in individualized care planning with the interdisciplinary team

• Educate residents and families about self-care, disease processes, behavior modification, and coping skills

• Assist with resident admissions and discharges

• Advocate for residents’ needs while respecting rights, dignity, autonomy, and cultural preferences

• Support staff orientation and serve as a resource/mentor to LVNs and Certified Nursing Assistants

• Participate in quality improvement activities and committees while maintaining compliance with long-term care standards

Requirements

• Active, full, current, unrestricted LVN/LPN licensure

• Graduate of an approved practical or vocational nursing program (with approved exception paths)

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation and maintain physical readiness

• Seasonal influenza vaccination requirement

• Ability to meet physical demands of the role

• Selectative Service registration (for eligible candidates)

• Urinalysis screening if selected for a testing-designated position

Benefits

A federal career provides access to a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility depends on position type (full-time/part-time/intermittent).