Licensed Vocational Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)

About the role

The VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) in Dallas, TX is seeking to hire a few Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) for the Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT).

Responsibilities

• Initiates, performs, and completes assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
• Carries out assigned patient care based on the patient's conditions; selects the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and recognizes and reports any deviations from normal to RN or MD/DO.
• Observes, identifies, and responds to the patient's needs for care including medication equipment-assisted care and (patient/family education).
• Administers and observes for physical and/or emotional changes in patient's condition from prescribed medication/treatments, and documents noted changes.
• Recognizes and initiates appropriate emergency measures when necessary, seeks assistance of RN and/or MD/DO, and assists in emergency interventions.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, and supply deficiencies, and reports to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
• Works with RN and/or MD/DO to 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 education to patients and/or family members in relation to common disease processes, medication, and/or prescribed treatment regimes.
• Works collaboratively with the nursing team and interacts appropriately with patients, family members, professional, and other supportive personnel involved in the delivery of patient care.
• Prepares, administers, and documents actions taken specific to commonly prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous medications.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to emergency measures when indicated, promptly seeks assistance of RN or MD/DO, and assists in resuscitation procedures in cardiac and/or pulmonary arrest.

Requirements

Applicants must be US Citizens and have active, full, current, and unrestricted licensure as a Graduate Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Qualifications

• None beyond the basic requirements for GS-03.
• 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 for GS-04.
• Completion of at least 1 year of qualifying experience at the GS-4 level or equivalent for GS-05.
• 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 for GS-06.

Skills

Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patient's conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and document relevant patient information.

Benefits

Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement). Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full-time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Pay

Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 0730 - 1600