Licensed Practical Nurse

About the role

The Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System Community Outpatient Service is currently recruiting for a Licensed Practical Nurse position at the Akron Outpatient Clinic in either Primary Care or Specialty Care. The LPN is a direct care provider whose scope of practice includes providing comprehensive Nursing care for the assigned care service unit or program. The LPN functions under the guidance of the Registered Nurse, Physician, and/or Licensed Independent Provider.

Responsibilities

• Provides Nursing care for adults with population specific needs by incorporating pertinent physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs into the patient plan of care.
• Accurately prepares and administers medications.
• Properly performs treatments and procedures.
• Provides direct Nursing care to patients based on individualized plan of care, reinforces teaching and written instructions initiated by the RN or Provider.
• Collaborates with the RN to establish priorities for patient care within the specialty care clinics.
• Functions with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates the ability to vary the order of and sequence of assigned procedures based on the patients' condition. Seeks direction from the RN or Provider to confirm plan of care.
• Recognizes signs and symptoms of medical and behavioral emergencies and responds appropriately.
• Responds promptly to patient requests for assistance.

Requirements

Open to current permanent Department of Veterans Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies and all US Citizens. Internal VA employees will receive first consideration.

Note: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

Qualifications

• Completion of at least one (1) year of additional qualifying experience at the GS-6 level or equivalent, fully meeting all of the performance requirements for the GS-6 LPN/LVN.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to carry out more specialized patient care duties, including assignments in selected, more complex inpatient and/or outpatient care settings.
• Knowledge base promotes the incorporation of current patient care data in actively contributing to the development of the patient's overall health plan and in carrying out assigned nursing interventions.
• Ability to assist RN and/or MD/DO to appropriately prioritize overall patient care needs and adjust plans for care delivery.
• Ability to make astute observations of subtle, less obvious changes, both physical and emotional, in patient's condition, and accurately and thoroughly documents care delivered.
• Ability to appropriately seeks assistance and guidance by informing RN or MD/DO of changes in patient's condition requiring higher-level intervention.
• Ability to proactively assist the RN or MD/DO in addressing patient's needs for medication/treatments, accurately administering prescribed medications/treatments and appropriately recording.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and ability to readily recognize the more subtle signs and symptoms of potential or actual drug reactions.
• Demonstrates the ability to assists individuals or groups of patients and their families to take an active role in promoting healthy lifestyles for more positive patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates skill, creativity and initiative in contributing to the improvement of overall care delivery and patient and/or family satisfaction.
• Demonstrates comprehensive practical nursing knowledge and skills in specialized procedures and practice.