Licensed Practical Nurse - PACT

Licensed Practical Nurse

Kansas City VA Medical Center, Honor Annex Clinical Based Outpatient Care (CBOC), is hiring one (1) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at the point of care for the Primary Care service line. The LPN function is to provide quality nursing care to a veteran population of varying complexity in a variety of settings. Major Duties include but are not limited to :

• Functioning at the top of his or her license.
• Performing assigned duties in a manner that promotes quality health care, positive customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the veteran.
• Focusing on patient-centered care.
• Assisting in the development and revision of the patient-driven holistic life care plan with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Providing care to a diverse population with varying levels of complexity.
• Demonstrating active collaboration, communication, and problem solving with core team and expanded team.
• Actively participating as part of a high functioning team in meeting the PACT initiative and outcomes.
• Assisting other PACTs as needed at a CBOC or the main campus.

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 7 : 45am - 4 : 15pm

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements :

Grade Determinations :

In addition to the basic requirements stated above, the following criteria must be met :

GS-03 : None beyond the basic requirements.

GS-04 : 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-05 : Completion of at least one (1) year of qualifying experience at the GS-4 level or equivalent.

GS-06 : Completion of at least one (1) year of additional qualifying experience at GS-5 level or equivalent, fully meeting all performance requirements for the GS-5 LPN / LVN.