Practical Nurse- Primary Care

This announcement is recruiting for a Licensed Practical Nurse for the H.J. Heinz Campus in Aspinwall, PA within the Primary Care Department. VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Main responsibility is daily management of the Primary Care Provider's (PCP) scheduled appointments and clinic flow. This is accomplished through assisting PCP with preventative care and/or chronic disease management by obtaining vital signs, offering patient education, screens Veterans for a variety of preventative maintenance or chronic disease care needs, manages immunizations, injections and all other ordered medications, assists with exams/procedures during the visit such as pelvic exams, joint injection, wound care, Teleretinal, Telederm, EKG's, Phlebotomy, bladder scans to name a few. Other responsibilities includes assisting the PACT team or other interdisciplinary team members with panel management and care coordination. Such tasks include test result notification, patient education, discharge follow-up, and chronic disease management. Serves as an active participant in planning, implementation and evaluation of care. Participates in daily huddles and team meetings with PACT team members. Demonstrates, in interactions, the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with both internal and external customers. Is knowledgeable of and properly initiates nurse protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to help deliver holistic care. Confers with LPN TL, RN Care Manager, PCP, or appropriate person to deliver care when needed. Uses motivational interviewing and health coaching to guide patients in achieving goals of health promotion and disease prevention. Participates in panel management: Completes pre-clinic phone prevention up to 24 hours before scheduled appointment. Assists with chronic disease management and other care coordination needs. Use of telehealth technology to render care. Completes view alerts assigned within 48 hours. Provide New Patient Orientation when you encounter new patients. (PC Booklet) Completes quality control checks on testing and other equipment/supplies. Stocks as needed. Informs the CN, LPN Team Leader or Nursing Leadership of broken equipment needing repair. Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, or supply deficiencies and reports to appropriate personnel for corrective action. Participates in performance improvement and quality improvement intiatitives. Serves as LPN Team Leader (TL). Works with the CN to facilitate clinic operations. When assigned to the LPN TL role the LPN TL will: Prepare daily assignments, including breaks and lunches and other tasks as appropriate by 7:45am daily. Ensure completeness of all quality checks prior to the start of clinic. Replenishes stock order for medication and supplies as needed. Ensures that assignments are properly delegated, clinic flow maintained, provides feedback to fellow LPNs and Unlicensed supportive personnel such as Healthcare technicians and clerks as needed and reports to the CN or designee any information needed to enhance and facilitate clinic operations Acts as a resource to fellow LPNs and Unlicensed supportive personnel such as Healthcare technicians and MSA's. Preceptor or mentor students or new employees. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 9:00am- 5:30pm. There may be occasional evenings and weekends required. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. 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. 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) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Written and Spoken Physical Standards: All applicants must meet the physical standards for the position. A physical examination prior to employment may be required. Licensure: 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. Education: 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. Health care education in the military service or training in the military service which is accepted by the licensing body in the jurisdiction in which the individual is licensed as qualifying for full LPN/LVN licensure will be accepted as meeting the education requirements for VHA employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements stated in section A, the following qualification criteria must be met for each grade. The candidate's qualifications must clearly demonstrate the level of competence required for the grade. GS-3 None beyond the basic requirements. GS-4 Six months of qualifying experience as an LPN or LVN; or Graduation from an approved school and 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; or Graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months duration. GS-5 Completion of at least 1 year of qualifying experience at the GS-4 level or equivalent. Demonstrated 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. Demonstrated ability to serve as a responsible member of the nursing team and interact in an appropriate manner with patients, family members, professional and other supportive personnel involved in the delivery of patient care, incorporating acceptable, established customer service standards into practice.…