Licensed Practical Nurse (Patient-Aligned Care Team)

Quick Facts

• Role: Licensed Practical Nurse (Patient-Aligned Care Team)

• Type: Intermittent (sporadic scheduling)

• Work schedule: Monday–Friday shifts may be scheduled between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Focus: Interdisciplinary, patient-centered clinic flow and coordinated care delivery

Description

The Licensed Practical Nurse collaborates in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model, primarily supporting patient and clinic flow, efficiency, and customer service. The role requires effective communication with patients, the interdisciplinary team, VA medical centers, and other agencies while providing practical nursing care within the LPN scope. Responsibilities include core clinical support such as vital signs, rooming/clinical check-in, patient interaction and notifications, and medication-related observation/documentation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Take vital signs

• Assist with rooming and clinical check-in

• Conduct patient interaction and provide notifications

• Support medication administration activities (including observing and documenting patient responses)

• Maintain registries and related clinical records

• Provide patient education to patients and/or family members about common disease processes, medications, and treatment regimes

• Recognize urgent/emergent situations, initiate emergency measures as directed, and assist with resuscitation procedures

• Identify equipment/safety hazards and report issues for corrective action

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficient in written and spoken English

• Full, active, current, unrestricted LPN/LVN licensure

• Graduate of an approved practical/vocational nursing program; provide transcripts with confer date

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Pass pre-employment physical exam

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements (including I-9)

• Participate in seasonal influenza vaccination program

• Selective Service registration for eligible males

• Complete a required 1–2 year trial period

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal benefits package (health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care), with eligibility depending on position type

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases