Licensed Practical Nurse - Mental Health 7B

Department of Veterans Affairs • Murfreesboro, TN

45d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

VA LPN Specialty Pay Scale VA25

The incumbent has basic knowledge and skills necessary for a concentrated effort and is somewhat independent in carrying out standardized procedures of limited complexity. The incumbent is responsible to deliver fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned patients while developing technical competencies. This position may entail other duties as assigned and travel duties as assigned and travel to the community level clinics

Responsibilities

• Participates in the interdisciplinary team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the patient's treatment plan.
• Interacts with patients in groups in accordance with the patient's treatment plan.
• Observes, identifies, and responds to the patients' needs for nursing, medication, and equipment assisted care and recognizes deviations from normal.
• Uses practical knowledge of human behavior, motivations, and reactions to situations in working effectively with patients, family, and other staff members.
• Demonstrates the knowledge, skill, and ability to recognize and respond appropriately to emergency situations.
• Assists with data collection for outpatients and new admissions.
• Provides for the patient's privacy.
• Observes, reports, and documents signs and symptoms of patient's general condition. Attends patient care conferences. Provides input into the Nursing Care Plan and/or the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.
• Provides direct nursing care to adult and geriatric patients according to nursing standards and Medical Center policy and procedure. This includes, but is not limited to:
• Bathing, showering, oral care, shaving, nail care, feeding, turning, positioning, and ambulating as directed.
• Collecting and labeling specimens, e.g. sputum, emesis, urine, and stools.
• Performing enterostomal care, perinea! care, administering enemas, and colostomy irrigations.
• Providing bowel/bladder training, applying external urinary devices, and performing bladder catheterization.
• Providing oral, nasopharyngeal, and tracheal care.
• Administering oxygen as directed.
• Administering enteral feedings.
• Providing wound care as ordered and reporting any changes and/or progress to the RN.
• Applying abdominal binders, anti-embolic stockings, ace bandage, and alternating pressure boots as directed.
• Providing for lifting, moving, transferring, and/or transporting patients.
• Using patient lifting devices, pressure relief mattresses, hyper/hypothermia blankets, electronic scales, and feeding pumps.
• Applying protective/supporting devices, restraints as directed and per policy.
• Providing post-mortem care as directed.
• Providing post-mortem care as directed.

Benefits

• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees