Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN)

Quick Facts

• Role: Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN)

• Schedule: Days, 7:30 am to 5 pm (compressed/flexible options available)

Description

Provide licensed practical nursing care that supports quality healthcare, customer service, and a safe, confidential environment for Veteran patients. Perform accurate collection, reporting, and recording of patient care data; administer prescribed medications; recognize and report changes in health status; and reinforce patient instructions provided by RNs/providers. Serve as part of an interdisciplinary team and contribute to patient education, reassessments/inspections, outpatient procedures within scope, and electronic health record documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collect, record, and report patient care data to support nursing assessment

• Participate in interdisciplinary care and account for patients’ biopsychosocial needs

• Identify and report deviations from normal health status

• Prepare and administer prescribed medications; observe, document, and report patient response

• Provide therapeutic nursing care to acute and chronically ill patients (medical and mental health)

• Recognize expected outcomes of interventions; document and exchange information with the treatment team

• Reinforce/reiterate instructions from RNs or providers

• Promote environmental safety, security, and patient confidentiality

• Recognize/report unsafe equipment or situations and follow safety procedures

• Conduct reassessments/inspections per policy (e.g., skin, pain, fall, PRN) without waiting for RN direction

• Perform outpatient clinic procedures within LPN scope, such as simple spirometry, home oxygen certification, and vaccine administration; may perform phlebotomy if appropriately qualified

• Serve as a resource/preceptor for lower-grade LPNs

• Enter patient information into the electronic record using appropriate formats, medical terminology, and templates

• Identify process and quality improvement opportunities through data collection

Benefits

• Competitive pay with regular salary increases

• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (13–26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays)

• Parental leave: up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment

• Child care subsidy: eligible employees may receive up to 25% of eligible childcare costs after 60 days (income and child maximums apply)

• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5-year vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

No telework; this is not a virtual position.