Licensed Practical Nurse - Specialty (Medicine) Outpatient Clinic

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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes summary, qualifications, grade determinations, physical requirements, duties, pay scale, work schedule, benefits (Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance, Telework not available). Also includes "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional" which seems like duties list. Also includes "Preferred Experience". Also includes "Functional Statement #" etc maybe metadata; we can drop minor metadata. We need to decide sections: - About the role: could use summary paragraph: "The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is directly responsible to the Registered Nurse and/or preceptor for providing direct care within his/her scope of practice. This vacancy is in the Out-patient Specialty Clinics located at the Bowling Campus of the Lexington VA Health Care System." - Responsibilities: duties list (the bullet points under Duties). We'll extract them. - Requirements: maybe basic requirements (citizenship, English proficiency, education, licensure). Also grade determinations? Might be part of Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content. We have Qualifications section already in posting: includes basic requirements, grade determinations, preferred experience. Could treat that as Qualifications. Requirements could be basic requirements (citizenship, English, education, licensure). But we might combine with Qualifications? The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including requirements), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Skills maybe from duties? Could embed in Responsibilities. But we need to follow headings list; we can omit sections if no specific content. Let's see what we have: - About the role: summary. - Responsibilities: duties list. - Qualifications: includes basic requirements, grade determinations, preferred experience. - Skills: maybe we can extract skills from duties (e.g., medication administration, patient observation, emergency interventions, etc.) Could be a separate section. - Benefits: Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance, Telework not available (but we shouldn't include if not stated? It says Telework: Not available - that's a statement; we could include but it's not a benefit. Might be okay to include but it's not a benefit. Better to include only actual benefits: Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance. - Pay: Pay Scale: V744, Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases, Also mention "Above Minimum Rate of the Grade". Also mention Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: Not authorized, Permanent Change of Station: Not authorized. Those are not pay but could be included in Pay section? Might be better to include Pay section with salary info. - Schedule: Work Schedule: Administrative Day Tour of Duty - such as - 0730 - 1600/0800 - 1630/0830-1700. We also have Physical Requirements; could be part of Responsibilities or Requirements. Might be better to include under Requirements (physical). But we have no separate heading for Physical Requirements; we could include under Requirements. We must not invent or summarize away detail. Must preserve all substantive info. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them as lists or paragraphs. We must not include boilerplate like "VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4" maybe that's a link to video; it's substantive? It's a link; we could keep as a link? It's not boilerplate; it's a link to a video. Might be considered part of posting. We'll keep as a paragraph with the link. Also "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional" seems like a heading before duties list; we can treat that as part of Responsibilities. We must not include duplicated lines. Let's extract content: Summary paragraph: "The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is directly responsible to the Registered Nurse and/or preceptor for providing direct care within his/her scope of practice. This vacancy is in the Out-patient Specialty Clinics located at the Bowling Campus of the Lexington VA Health Care System." Qualifications section (as in posting): "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 Policy English Language Proficiency In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English Education - 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 applicant Exceptions include health care education in the military service or training in the military service which is accepted by the licensing body in the jurisdiction in which the individual is licensed as qualifying for full LPN/LVN licensure will be accepted as meeting the education requirements for VHA employment OR granted a license by a jurisdiction that does not require graduation from an approved school AND have at least one year of successful practice as an LPN/ LVN Licensure - 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 May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria) Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements stated above - the following qualification criteria must be met for each grade The candidate's qualifications must clearly demonstrate the level of competence required for the grade GS-03 None beyond the basic requirements LPNs at this grade level are expected to perform all duties within the scope of their license (e.g. - medication administration) however - completed work may require routine or detailed higher level review depending upon the complexity of the duties involved GS-04 (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 GS-05 Knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems Ability to serve as a responsible member of a nursing team and interact in an appropriate manner with patients - family members - professional and/or other support personnel involved in the delivery of patient care Knowledge and skill sufficient to prepare - administer - and appropriately document actions taken specific to commonly prescribed oral - topical - subcutaneous - intramuscular and/or intravenous medications This includes observing and documenting patient responses to medication and reporting noted changes in the patient's condition Knowledge and ability to recognize the need for and to institute emergency measures and assist in resuscitation procedures in cardia and/or pulmonary arrest Recognize and appropriately respond to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment - safety hazards - and supply deficiencies GS-06 Proficiency in initiating - performing - and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions - using judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments - and accurately recognizing - reporting - and recording relevant patient information Ability to observe - identify - and response to a patient's needs for care including medication - equipment-assisted care - and patient/family education Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral - topical - subcutaneous - intramuscular and/or intravenous) and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures Observes for - documents - and reports physical and/or emotional changes in the patient's condition from prescribed medications/treatments Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations and initiating appropriate emergency interventions as directed Knowledge and understanding of human behavior - patient motivations and reactions to situations and the ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients - family members and other staff Knowledge and skill in performing support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures - which includes preparing the patient and assisting in the diagnostic examination - preparing - and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment - and monitoring the patient's condition before - during - and following the procedure Preferred Experience: Preferred Outpatient clinic experience or procedural specialty experience Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-6. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-3 to GS-6." Physical Requirements: "Physical Requirements: The LPN must be able to perform work that requires regular and recurrent walking - bending - lifting 45 pounds or more - stooping - reaching - stretching - and similar activities supporting various weights This position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity This also includes frequently pushing medication carts - wheelchairs - lifts - and beds The LPN must be able to care for Veterans with various medical and psychiatric issues At times - these veterans exhibit unpredictable behavior The LPN must be able to work closely with others - have sufficient hearing to respond to various alarms - and must be able to communicate verbal and in writing He/she will make caring for the veteran his/her priority while in the work setting and demonstrate customer service principles in all aspects of work The LPN is subject to exposure to communicable diseases The use of personal protective equipment such as - but not limited to - gloves and protective clothing is required The LPN will have exposure to biohazard materials and sharps." Duties (under "Duties VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional"): List: - Appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' condition - using judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments - and to accurately recognize - report and record relevant patient information. - Observe - identify and respond to patient's needs for care including medication - equipment-assisted care and patient/family education - In· planning - organizing and delivering care - the LPN recognizes and considers emotional - cultural - spiritual - socioeconomic - and age-related factors - Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral - topical - subcutaneous - intra-muscular and/or intravenous) and other routes and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures - Observes for physical and/or emotional changes in patient's condition from prescribed medications/treatments - promptly and accurately documenting noted changes - and reporting any deviations from normal to Registered Nurse and/or preceptor or MD. - Ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations - notify the Registered Nurse and/or preceptor and/or physician provider - and initiate appropriate emergency interventions. - Must possess an 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 - Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to elicit feelings and attitudes - and to promote positive relationships - communication and socialization skills - Fosters an environment of respect for individual patient and family rights