Practical Nurse

About the role

The Advanced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in Primary Care delivers exemplary support to the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), ensuring optimal clinic operations and patient flow in the assigned Primary Care Clinic(s) while simultaneously advancing PACT metrics. Demonstrating strong self-motivation and a commitment to excellence, the Advanced LPN takes initiative in performing specialized nursing and patient care activities/duties.

Major Duties

• Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, Intramuscular, and/or intravenous) and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures.
• Takes appropriate actions based upon communications, observations, veteran care reports, provider/staff discussion.
• Reports changes to provider and demonstrate the knowledge and ability to effectively intervene and recommend and implement strategies that assure optimal, safe and effective care.
• Performs treatments, procedures and the use and reprocessing of reusable medical equipment appropriate to assigned duties.
• Exhibits skill, creativity, and initiative by contributing to the overall veteran care delivery, and improving satisfaction, through active participation on committees, task forces and groups.
• Supports the team in monitoring the practice of unlicensed nursing staff or non-medical staff to ensure safe patient care delivery.
• Promotes and demonstrates nursing concepts in the Medical Center. Works in collaboration with the Registered Nurse (RN), and or Health Care Provider (HCP).
• Contributes to the development of the plan of care for assigned veterans outlining program modalities and updates per policy and as changes occur.

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.
• Licensure: Must possess a full, active, current and unrestricted licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia. (COPY OF LICENSE REQUIRED)