Vocational Nurse – Acute SCI Inpatient Unit

Summary

Under the supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse (RN), the LVN functions as a member of the multidisciplinary team assisting with the delivery of care to patients with spinal cord injuries and disorders. The LVN is accountable for the quality of nursing care he or she provides to patients and utilizes the nursing process, assumes responsibility for planning, implementing, directing, and evaluating nursing care for assigned patients.

Duties

• The LVN assumes the following responsibilities: 1.
• This position requires flexibility in schedule and assignments, as this is a 24/7 hospital. 2.
• BLS certified. 3.
• Obtains/collects specimens as ordered. 4.
• Participate in performance improvements. 5.
• Administers medications and treatments to patients with complex nursing problems. 6.
• Participates in daily DMS huddles and unit specific staff meetings. 7.
• Participates in coaching and mentoring of colleagues or new employees. 8.
• Performs and documents within the electronic medical record. 9.
• Completes CPRS documentation and closes encounters by facility policy. 10.
• Provides timely patient follow-up. 11.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information. 12.
• Seeking opportunities for self-improvement and participating in performance improvements. 13.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with the Interdisciplinary Care Team. 14.
• Documentation is factual, objective, accurate, consistent, timely, and complete. 15.
• Documents and signs all patient related activity within tour of duty. 16.
• Assists with coordinating care of patients. 17.
• Adhere to ethical principles and standards in delivering care. 18.
• Communicate with team members regarding patient care. 19.
• Seeking opportunities for self-improvement. 20.
• Demonstrate mandatory and clinical competencies of the position. 21.
• Implements nursing interventions/orders in a timely and complete manner. 22.
• Recognizes changes in patient's condition and deviations from baseline that require immediate intervention. 23.
• Provide patient education related to managing risk factors, medications, procedures, and other medical regimens related to disease process/specialty clinic, within scope of practice. 24.
• Educates patients on provided discharge instructions related to their disease process, ensuring the patient can ask questions. 25.
• Recognizes changes in patient's condition and deviations from baseline that require immediate intervention. 26.
• Apply infection control measures appropriately in delivering care. 27.
• Alerts providers (physicians/nurse practitioners) of abnormal signs and symptoms and/or abnormal test results to expedite care. 28.
• Collaborate with the Registered Nurse or Charge Nurse when the patient requires a higher level of care that is not manageable on the unit. 29.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.
• Preferred Experience: More than 2 years of LVN experience preferred.
• Rehab/Spinal Cord Injury experience preferred.
• Work Schedule: Monday
• Friday, 0700-1930 or 1900-0730 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.
• Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
• Resume Special Note for
• Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume
• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.
• The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position.
• Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former
• Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certification Resume Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15 SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript
• Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible
• Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor
• Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your
• DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.).
• If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable,
• General, etc.), and dates of impending separation.
• Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible
• Veterans) must also submit an
• SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran
• Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on
• Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets
• Veterans' Preference. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.