Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Position

This Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position is located at the Lincoln Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Lincoln, NE. This LPN works under the direction of an RN as a member of a Primary Care team, providing basic and specialized nursing care for adult and geriatric patients with a variety of physical, mental, behavioral, or psychological needs.

Duties include but are not limited to :

• Serves as an LPN on a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) in Primary Care.
• Performs a variety of nursing care activities including vital signs, pain screening, clinical reminders, blood draws, brace / splint application, ear irrigation, culture specimen collection, dressing changes, suture / staple removal and EKG.
• Contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care which expedites the patient's return to, or maintenance of, optimal functioning by providing continuity of care of each patient's individual needs.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications and perform treatments according to established policies and procedures.
• Tracks and administers required immunizations.
• Participate in patient / family teaching programs related to health promotion and reinforces instructions provided by the Registered Nurse and provider.
• Recognize the need for and institute emergency measures and assist in resuscitation procedures in cardiac and / or pulmonary arrest.
• Performs venipuncture and specimen collection and preparing specimens for storage and / or transport.
• Additional clinic duties as assigned.

Physical requirements : This position requires some degree of fitness, strength, and agility. You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 7 : 30 a.m. - 4 p.m. or 8 a.m. - 4 : 30 p.m.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : Not Authorized

Pay : Competitive salary and regular salary increases

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

Requirements

Conditions of Employment :

Qualifications

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 :

Grade Determinations :

In addition to the basic requirements stated above, 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-03 - None beyond the basic requirements.

LPNs at this grade level are expected to perform all duties within the scope of their license (e.g., medication administration); however, completed work may require routine or detailed higher level review depending upon the complexity of the duties involved.

GS-04 - Six months of qualifying experience as an LPN or LVN; OR Graduation from an approved school (which may be waived as provided in paragraph 4 of Section C) 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 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 the GS-5 level or equivalent, fully meeting all performance requirements for the GS-5 LPN / LVN.

Education

IMPORTANT : This position has a positive education requirement. Transcripts are required to verify your education. A transcript must be submitted if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education at the GS-3 and -4 levels. You do not need to submit an official copy with your application; however, your submitted transcript must include your name, name of school, name of program, total credits completed, date degree / certificate conferred. If currently enrolled, you may be asked to provide proof of enrollment from your school's Registrar's office. Your education program must be approved by the appropriate State agency and / or accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (Formerly : National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) at the time the program was completed. Exceptions / Deviations :

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. VHA employees who were converted to appointments under 38 U.S.C. 7401(3) in implementation of Public Law 98-160, enacted November 21, 1983, and for VHA employees converted to appointments under