Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Community Living Center

Quick Facts

• Role: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in a VA Community Living Center

Description

Provide compassionate, person-centered nursing care for Veterans in extended hospital stays and short-term rehabilitation, including support for comfort and end-of-life care. Collaborate with the nursing team to help deliver care plans, prevent health declines, and respond to changes in patient condition. Responsibilities include personal care, medication administration, assessments (including wound care), emergency response, specimen collection, and electronic medical record documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily cares: bathing/showering, dressing, ambulating, and feeding
• Participate in evaluating responses to interventions (health promotion, wound care, basic physical/psychological/social assessments, support care plans, palliative care, hospice)
• Prepare and administer provider-prescribed medications
• Prioritize patient needs and notify the CLC Registered Nurse/CLC providers of condition changes
• Perform complex procedures: catheterizations, peripheral IV insertion, saline flushes, peripheral line maintenance
• Assist providers with diagnostic tests and procedures
• Collect specimen samples
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies; initiate life-saving measures while waiting for help; provide Basic Life Support if needed
• Document care and observations in the electronic medical record per established guidelines
• Mentor lower-graded LPNs and unlicensed medical staff

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Active, full, current, unrestricted LPN/LVN licensure
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required (training provided)
• Pass pre-employment physical examination/evaluation
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Complete required onboarding and application documents
• Pass pre-employment drug screening (urinalysis) if required for the testing-designated position
• Selective Service registration required for eligible males
• Meet education requirements for approved/accredited practical/vocational nursing program (exceptions may apply)
• Ability to meet physical demands of the role

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases
• 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and Federal holidays)
• Parental leave (up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 12 months)
• Childcare subsidy eligibility after 60 days for eligible full-time employees
• Federal retirement (pension) and 401(k) with up to 5% employer contribution
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• Recruitment/relocation incentives may be authorized for eligible, highly qualified applicants
• Shift differential, weekend premium, and holiday pay
• Compressed/flexible scheduling available