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Practical Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team

  • Full Time, onsite
  • Veterans Health Administration
  • Clearwater, United States of America
Salary undisclosed

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  • Provides direct nursing care to patients in a variety of healthcare settings.
  • Completes and documents care provided.
  • Performs nursing care to meet patient needs; learns appropriate policy and guidelines.
  • Able to carry out objectives of the Nursing program by following the guidelines to meet and maintain program requirements.
  • Recognizes the patient's autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment.
  • Complies with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for pretreatment/cleaning Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) in applicable patient care setting.
  • Administers nursing care to patients, such as baths or showers, enemas, treatments, and minor dressing changes, as assigned.
  • Takes and accurately records vital signs, height and weight and records in Electronic Health Record.
  • Prepares patient for diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.

Licensed Practical Nurse -

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30AM - 4PM, No weekends
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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: Adhoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 21076F
Starting at $43,230 Per Year (GS 00-6)