Licensed Practical Nurse

This is an open-continuous announcement. It establishes a standing register of eligible applicants which closes on October 16, 2025 or until all positions have been filled. Positions will be filled as they become available. There will be multiple cut-off dates used to consider applications for referral to the selecting official.

NOTE : The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to :

• Responsible for providing clinical assistive care and administrative support.
• Demonstrate the ability to observe, identify and respond to the Veteran's needs for nursing, medication, point-of-care testing, and equipment-assisted care and to recognize deviations from normal.
• Responsible for Veteran and Family / Caregiver assessment for health literacy and educational needs, including health coaching and provision of education.
• Completes the Health Promotion / clinical reminders as appropriate; documents accordingly.
• Performs care that is demographically and environmentally appropriate; and uses techniques to de-escalate disruptive patients appropriately.
• Responsible for ongoing, continuous care of assigned panel(s) of Veterans.
• Uses all available tools, such as registries, to enable effective and efficient identification and intervention of individual Veterans and cohorts.
• Functions at the full extent of the LPN / LVN's relevant, scopes of practice, elements of practice, certification, and other VHA or local facility documentation of competency.
• Participates in team performance improvements and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency care delivery with Veterans.
• Implements primary care operations management processes, as appropriate.
• Manages communications and facilitates safe transitions of Veterans between the PACT's site of care and other health care settings, using informal and formal communication methods.
• Manages clinic workflow; ensuring Veterans are placed in examination rooms in a timely manner, and providing direction with Veterans as they move through the clinic environment.
• To provide VA Video Connect (VVC), Clinical Video Technology (CVT), or Telemedicine the LPN / LVN is responsible for maintaining knowledge of and skill in applying an intensive body of rules, procedures, and operations in telehealth related technologies and a variety of computer hardware / software used in technology, data entry ,retrieval, record maintenance, document, and report generation.
• Reports any perceived violations of law or official wrongdoing.
• May be required to perform specimen collection of (urine, sputum, blood, or stool) ensuring to utilize proper labeling, packaging, and transport instructions from the Primary Care Community Based Clinics or assigned areas to the main facility laboratory.
• Adheres to applicable infection control guidelines of hand hygiene before and after venipuncture of all patients.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Total Rewards : Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

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Work Schedule : Monday-Friday, 7 : 00am-5 : 30pm PST (Varying tours) Additional details discussed during the interview process.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : Not Authorized.

Pay : Competitive salary and regular salary increases

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.

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.

Education Deduction Repayment Program (EDRP) : Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov , the EDRP Coordinator for questions / assistance. Learn more

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not Authorized