Community Living Center Practical Nurse (Ltc)

We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Not present. Responsibilities? Duties. Requirements? Qualifications. Benefits? EDRP info maybe benefits? Pay? Not given. Schedule? Work schedule given: "Varies must accept all shifts". That's schedule info. Benefits: EDRP program details. Also maybe "Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized" etc but we should not include filler. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: Responsibilities (Duties), Qualifications (including basic requirements and grade determinations), Benefits (EDRP), Schedule (Work schedule). Possibly also "About the role" not present; skip. "Skills" not present; skip. "Pay" not present; skip. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID. We need to preserve all substantive information. Must not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. The posting includes many details; we need to keep them. We need to format using

for section headings. Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

  for prose. We need to decide what is list vs prose. Duties: list of major duties. Could be

  • . Qualifications: many paragraphs; could be

    for prose but also lists for grade criteria? Might be better to keep as

    with the detailed text. However instruction: Use

    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So if we have a list, we must use ul/li. For qualifications, there are enumerated items (GS-3, GS-4 etc). Those could be considered a list. We'll treat each grade as list items? Might be too granular but okay. However we must preserve all detail; we can embed the grade details inside
    • elements. Similarly benefits: EDRP details could be list? Could be

      but we can also make list. Schedule: "Work Schedule: Varies must accept all shifts" is a short statement; could be

      . We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes "Contact V21CCOEEDRP@VA.GOV - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistanceLearn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized". That's contact info; maybe we keep as part of benefits? It's not boilerplate; it's specific contact for EDRP. We'll keep. Also "Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized" is not a benefit; it's a statement that it's not authorized. Might be considered not substantive? It's a detail but maybe we can include under Benefits? It says not authorized; could be considered a benefit section but it's negative. Might be okay to include as a note. However instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine EDRP and other incentives into Benefits section. We'll create sections:

      Responsibilities

      • ... each duty

      Qualifications

      We could have

      for basic requirements and then

      • for each grade criteria. But we need to preserve all detail; we can embed the grade details inside list items. Better:

        Basic Requirements: ...

        then

        Grade Determinations

        but we cannot use h4; only h3 for section headings. So we could keep everything under Qualifications section using

        and

        as needed. We'll do:

        Qualifications

        Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA PolicyEducation: Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State [ ] agency and/or [accredited by] the National League for Nursing [Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)] at the time the program was completed by the applicantLicensure: Full - active - current and unrestricted licensure as a [ ] licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or District of ColumbiaEnglish Language Proficiency: Licensed practical or vocational nurses appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in [both] spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - and 7407(d)

        Then maybe a list for grade determinations:
        • GS-3: None beyond the basic requirements
        • GS-4: Employees may be appointed at or advanced to GS-4 if they meet any of the criteria in paragraphs 3b(2)(a) through (c) below: (a) Six months of qualifying experience as an LPN or LVN; OR (b) Graduation from an approved school (which may be waived as provided in paragraph 4 of Section C) and one year of experience that involved nursing care work in a hospital - outpatient clinic - nursing home - or other supervised medical - nursing - or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures OR (c) Graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months duration (d) LPNs at the GS-4 grade level perform all duties expected of employees at the GS-3 grade level however - they are expected to exercise greater judgment - require less supervision - and to operate in accordance with all established policies - procedure - and techniques
        ... etc. But that becomes huge. Might be okay. We need to preserve all detail; we can keep the original text but maybe break into paragraphs. Simplify: Use

        for each paragraph of qualifications. That satisfies "use

        for prose". Not required to use list for qualifications unless it's a list. The instruction: "Use

        • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits". If we treat qualifications as not a list but prose, we can use

          . That's okay. Thus we will have:

          Qualifications

          Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

          Basic Requirements United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA PolicyEducation: Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State [ ] agency and/or [accredited by] the National League for Nursing [Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)] at the time the program was completed by the applicantLicensure: Full - active - current and unrestricted licensure as a [ ] licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or District of ColumbiaEnglish Language Proficiency: Licensed practical or vocational nurses appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in [both] spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - and 7407(d)Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements stated above - the following qualification criteria must be met for each gradeThe candidate's qualifications must clearly demonstrate the level of competence required for the gradeGS-3. None beyond the basic requirementsGS-4. Employees may be appointed at or advanced to GS-4 if they meet any of the criteria in paragraphs 3b(2)(a) through (c) below: (a) Six months of qualifying experience as an LPN or LVN;OR (b) Graduation from an approved school (which may be waived as provided in paragraph 4 of Section C) and one year of experience that involved nursing care work in a hospital - outpatient clinic - nursing home - or other supervised medical - nursing - or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and proceduresOR(c)Graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months duration(d) LPNs at the GS-4 grade level perform all duties expected of employees at the GS-3 grade levelhowever - they are expected to exercise greater judgment - require less supervision - and to operate in accordance with all established policies - procedure - and techniquesGS-5. (a) Completion of at least 1 year of qualifying experience at the GS-4 level or equivalent(b) Demonstrated knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems[Works with the RN and/or MD/DO to appropriately orient/train less experienced LPNs/LVNs and/or Nursing Assistants (NAs)/Health Technicians (HTs) in relation to acceptable standards of practice in promoting optimal patient care deliveryProvides effective education to patients and/or family members in relation to common disease processes - medication - and /or prescribed treatment regimes.] (c) Demonstrated ability to serve as a responsible member of the nursing team and 4 interact [in an appropriate manner] with patients - family members - professional and [other] supportive personnel [involved in the delivery of] patient care - [incorporating acceptable - established customer service standards into practice(d) Knowledge and skill sufficient to prepare - administer - and appropriately document actions taken specific to commonly prescribed oral - topical - subcutaneous - intramuscular - and/or intravenous medications as permitted by approved local facility policies and proceduresObservation and documentation will include patient's response to medication administered and the reporting of any noted change in patient's condition to RN or MD/DO (e) Knowledge and ability to recognize the need for and to institute emergency measures when indicated - promptly seek the assistance of the RN or MD/DO and assist in resuscitation procedures in cardiac and/or pulmonary arrest(f) Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment - safety hazards - and supply deficiencies - promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action(g) Completed work is under the general supervision of an RN or MD/DOIndividuals at this grade level are expected to have a broad working knowledge of practical nursing proceduresHowever - completion of more complex practices or procedures may be subject to closer higher-level reviewGS-6. [(a) Completion of] at least [one (1)] year of [additional] qualifying experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent [ - fully meeting all performance requirements for the GS-5 LPN/LVN(b) Technically proficient in initiating - performing and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations(c) Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditionsto use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatmentsand to accurately recognize - report and record relevant] patient informationCompleted work [should need] only a general review by a registered nurse [(RN) or physician (MD/DO)] for [ ] appropriateness and conformity with [established policies/procedures(d)] [ ] Ability to observe - identify and respond to the patient's needs for [care - including] medication - [ ] equipment-assisted care and [patient/family education]In [organizing and delivering] care [ ] - the [LPN/LVN recognizes and] considers [ ] emotional [ - cultural - spiritual - socio-economic - and age-related] factors(e) Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral - topical - subcutaneous - intramuscular and/or intravenous) and performs treatments according to established policies/proceduresObserves for physical and/or emotional changes in patient's condition 5 from prescribed medications/treatments - promptly and accurately documenting noted changes - and reporting any deviations from normal to RN or MD/DO(f) Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations - seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO - and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed(g) Knowledge and understanding of human behavior - patient motivations and reactions to situations - and ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients - family members - and other staff(h) Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to