Practical Nurse

About the role

The Cape Girardeau Health Care Center (HCC) - Cape Girardeau - MO - is currently accepting applications for a current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) vacancy in our Primary Care Clinic. The HCC provides a variety of services including Primary Care - Ambulatory - Specialty Care - Mental Health - Telehealth and Community Health/Home Care.

Responsibilities

• Work patients up for clinic provider
• Complete medication refills/renewals
• Complete forms (disability - handicap placards - etc.)
• Injections
• Absorb and assist with scanning and secure messages
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to provide a full range of nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral health problems under limited supervision
• Serve as a responsible member of the nursing team and interact with patients, family members, and professional supportive personnel who provide patient care with members of other services
• Perform duties within the scope of the LPN license, including medication administration
• Recognize and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education
• Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral - topical - subcutaneous - intramuscular and/or intravenous) and observe for physical and/or emotional changes in patient's condition from prescribed medications/treatments
• Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed

Requirements

• 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)
• 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
• Profound proficiency in both spoken and written English
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems
• Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions
• Knowledge and ability to recognize and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education
• Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year
• Paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child
• 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
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance
• Telework: Ad-hoc available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Pay

Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 5:30 pm - rotating shifts and based on the needs of the facility