Licensed Practical Nurse- Primary Care
About the role
The LPN, Primary Care GS-7 position is under the supervision of the Nurse Manager at the McMinnville Outpatient Clinic in McMinnville, TN. This role requires independent technical judgment and critical thinking skills.
Responsibilities
- Manage patient care problems and deviations using self-direction in accordance with VA Nursing Practice and LPN licensure standards.
- Assess, record, and report vital signs, neurological signs, weight, and blood glucose levels. Appropriately triage and prioritize patient needs as routine, urgent, or emergent in the clinic setting and modify patient care/treatment as needed.
- Check patients into the clinic, interview patient and/or significant other, and document intake data as per policy. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of VA protocols and VHA directives related to clinic management, documentation, and computer technology.
- Serve as a resource for complex/specialized procedures and assists with diagnostic procedures.
- Collaborate with the PACT team and other interdisciplinary services in the development, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Exercising independent technical judgment and possessing a comprehensive working knowledge of the principles and science of practical nursing.
- Provide feedback to the Nurse Manager including but not limited to observations of care provided by team members.
- Assist in planning and organizing specialized unit projects such as mobile flu clinics, injection clinics, and walk-in clinics.
- Perform phlebotomy duties.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
The LPN, Primary Care GS-7 must demonstrate an exceptional degree of practical nursing knowledge and skills necessary for concentrated effort and self-direction in carrying out the most complex practical nursing care assignments within the Primary Care Clinics for a Veteran population with a variety of health care needs. Employees at this grade level demonstrate broader skill with respect to these responsibilities.
Qualifications
- Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State agency accredited by the Accreditation Commission For Education in Nursing Inc. (ACEN) at the time the program was completed by the applicant.
- Active, full, current and unrestricted licensure as a Graduate Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico), of the United States or the District of Columbia.
- Knowledge and skills necessary to carry out more specialized patient care duties, including assignments in selected, more complex inpatient and/or outpatient care settings.
- Ability to assist RN and/or MD/DO to appropriately prioritize overall patient care needs and adjust plans for care delivery.
- Knowledge and skill to promptly recognize potential urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO for appropriate team intervention and effectively intervene, as directed, to assure the continuation of optimal, safe and therapeutic patient care delivery.
- Assists individuals or groups of patients and their families to take an active role in promoting healthy lifestyles for more positive patient outcomes.
Benefits
Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Employees may qualify for a 1 or 2-year trial period during which their fitness and contribution to the public interest will be evaluated. Upon completion of the trial period, employment may be terminated unless certified to continue advancing the public interest.
Pay
Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Employees may qualify for a 1 or 2-year trial period during which their fitness and contribution to the public interest will be evaluated. Upon completion of the trial period, employment may be terminated unless certified to continue advancing the public interest.
Schedule
Monday-Friday (days) or based on the needs of the service.