Licensed Vocational Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)

About the role

This job is open to current permanent employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies, and all US Citizens.

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

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; recognizes, reports, and documents relevant patient information.
• 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, reporting any deviations from normal to RN or MD/DO.
• Recognizes and initiates appropriate emergency measures when necessary, seeking assistance of RN and/or MD/DO, and initiating appropriate emergency interventions.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, and supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action.

Requirements

• 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).
• Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent and emergent patient care situation, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
• Knowledge and 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.
• Knowledge and skill in performing support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patients, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing, and handling specialized instruments or other specialize equipment, and monitoring the patient's condition before, during and following the procedure.
• Knowledge and skill sufficient to prepare, administer, and appropriately document actions taken specific to commonly prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous medications as permitted by approved local facility policies and procedures. Observation and documentation will include patient's response to medication administered and the reporting of any noted change in patient's condition to RN or MD/DO.
• 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

• 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.
• 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.
• Completion of at least 1 year of qualifying experience at the GS-4 level or equivalent.
• 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.