Licensed Practical Nurse - Women's Health Patient Aligned Care Team

About the role

The Licensed Practical Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) carries out the most complex practical nursing care assignments, which include performing nonstandard and specialized activities sufficient to solve a range of complex nursing problems, under the general review of a Registered Nurse in the outpatient clinic. The LPN uses a systematic problem-solving process in the care of multiple patients with predictable healthcare needs to provide individualized, goal-directed nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of practical nursing care exercising sound judgement in planning and intervention, requiring supervision to provide a practical knowledge of human body structure, sterile techniques and procedures.
• Care for Veterans in accordance with established nursing procedures, standards of care, and plan of care.
• Demonstrate technical competence to prepare, administer, and appropriately document Veterans education of medications, and nursing actions taken for commonly prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous medications as permitted by approved local facility policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to recognize the need for and to institute emergency measures when indicated.
• Demonstrate technical competence in setting up for Cervical Cancer Screening when assigned to a Women's Health PACT. Acts as a chaperone during women's preventative care screenings.
• Manage clinic workflow ensuring intakes are conducted in a timely manner and providing direction to patients as they await their appointments.
• Schedule appointments for Veterans in collaboration with team members.
• Perform and participate in Telehealth activities which may include VA Video Connect (VVC) Store and Forward, Clinical Video Telehealth and/or Home Telehealth Modalities seeking guidance and assistance when appropriate.

Requirements

• Demonstrate 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 delivery.
• Provides effective education to patients and/or family members in relation to common disease processes, medication, and /or prescribed treatment regimes.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, and supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action.

Qualifications

• Completion of at least 1 year of additional qualifying experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent, fully meeting all performance requirements for the GS-5 LPN/LVN.
• Technically proficient 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; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant] patient information.
• 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 , socio-economic, and age-related factors.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous) and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures. Observes for physical and/or emotional changes in patient's condition from prescribed medications/treatments, promptl