Licensed Practical Nurse - Community Living Center

Department of Veterans Affairs•Martinsburg, WV

47d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The Long-Term Care Licensed Practical Nurse serves as a member of the nursing team in any Community Living Center (CLC) house - CLC A. The nurse provides specialized care to residents with multiple disease processes on a regular and recurring basis. The incumbent is expected to be vigilant in recognizing changes in residents' conditions, astute in assessing the need for intervention which may be of emergent nature requiring immediate attention. Duties and responsibilities involve performing specialized practical nursing activities which require work experience and demonstrated skill sufficient to resolve a range of nursing problems. CLC-A is a Hospice/Palliative Care unit at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. The nurse will perform nursing procedures appropriate to grade level approved by Nursing, which include but are not limited to: Bladder catheterizations/irrigations. Enteral tube feedings including instillation of medications via enteral feeding tubes. Oxygen therapy to resident using cannula or mask, tracheostomy. Tracheostomy care including suctioning and cleaning, inner cannula changes and cuff deflation. Complete ostomy care. Removal and application of simple to complex dressings on all types of wounds along with wound irrigations. Bowel and bladder programs and training. Application and/or removal of braces, splints, and slings. Post-mortem care. VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Located in the heart of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) can be found on 175 acres in historic Berkeley County and has a service area of more than 70,000 Veterans in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The Medical Center, part of the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5), offers a comprehensive range of services, including internal medicine, ambulatory surgery, audiology and speech pathology, dental, nursing home, nutrition, podiatry, prosthetics, women's health, mental health and rehabilitation medicine. Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care.

Responsibilities

Bladder catheterizations/irrigations.
Enteral tube feedings including instillation of medications via enteral feeding tubes.
Oxygen therapy to resident using cannula or mask, tracheostomy.
Tracheostomy care including suctioning and cleaning, inner cannula changes and cuff deflation.
Complete ostomy care.
Removal and application of simple to complex dressings on all types of wounds along with wound irrigations.
Bowel and bladder programs and training.
Application and/or removal of braces, splints, and slings.
Post-mortem care.
Provide specialized care to residents with multiple disease processes on a regular and recurring basis.
Be vigilant in recognizing changes in residents' conditions
Be astute in assessing the need for intervention which may be of emergent nature requiring immediate attention.
Perform specialized practical nursing activities which require work experience and demonstrated skill sufficient to resolve a range of nursing problems.