H4 Enterprises is currently accepting Applications for the position of Practical Nurse. The position is located at the Fayetteville VA. Those who are interested should submit their complete resume and supporting documents to Job Listings - H4 Enterprises Jobs (isolvedhire.com).
Duties
Licensed Practical Nurses will be assigned to interested units throughout the facility. The Licensed Practical Nurse practices in a complex patient care setting in collaboration with interdisciplinary colleagues and the department nurse/unit manager. There are vacancies for Licensed Practical Nurses in a variety of specialty areas to include:
- Outpatient (Specialty Clinics, Primary Care, Urology, Dermatology, Pain Clinics, Hem/Onc- infusions clinics)
- Mental Health (Acute Mental Health Inpatient, Chronic Mental Health Inpatient, Detox/ Substance Abuse)
- Geriatrics / CLC (Hospice, Dementia Care, Palliative, Long Term Living)
- Long Term Care (Subacute Rehab, MDS Coordinators, Spinal Cord Injury)
The Licensed Practical Nurse will function under the direction of a registered nurse in support of the physician or mid-level providers. The LPN will perform, report and record assigned nursing care in the Medical Clinics, including, but not limited to:
- Outpatient/Primary Care
- Provides direct patient care to and assists with care coordination of Primary Care patients within the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), supporting services and clinics throughout the health care system.
- Provides direct patient care to Primary Care patients in accordance with Primary Care standards and recommended practices/guidelines.
- Gathers additional data (face to face or via phone) related to patient needs for treatment determination of PACT.
- Participates in PACT performance measure activities such as, but not limited to, non-complex 2-day post-discharge calls, clinical reminder compliance, aspects of chronic disease management.
- Participates in daily and/or weekly PACT huddles.
- Assists with coordinating care of patients, including patients consulted through Clinical Video Tele-Health visits.
- Assures patients have pre-appointment requirements completed prior to Primary Care Provider (PCP) appointments.
- Alerts providers (physicians/nurse practitioners) of abnormal signs and symptoms and/or abnormal test results to expedite care.
- Assists with patient education related to managing risk factors, medications, procedures, and other medical regimens related to their disease process, within standards of practice.
- Inpatient
- Delivers care to patients according to Patient Care Plan.
- Demonstrates understanding of age - and population - specific characteristics that affect the health care needs of the Veteran.
- Performs aspects of admission/discharge procedures as directed.
- Collects patient data including observations of patient status (i.e., vital signs, intake/output, skin condition, mental status, etc.).
- Accurately reports patient/client information.
- Recognizes subtle and significant changes in the patient in response to nursing care.
- Promptly recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations, seeks assistance and effectively intervenes as directed when appropriate.
- Organizes/prioritizes routine and non-routine nursing care activities (ADLs, medication administration, wound care, EKG, foley catheter insertion, bladder scan, etc.).
- Provides care to patients/clients appropriate to their cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination and maintain CDT physical readiness.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Must be able to meet physical demands which include strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distances over difficult terrain, running, climbing, working long hours in primitive or arduous conditions, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping.
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:
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- English Language Proficiency: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- Education: Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
- Licensure: Active, full, current and unrestricted licensure as a Graduate Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), of the United States or the District of Columbia.
- Proficiency in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
- Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions.
- Ability to observe, identify, and respond to a patient's needs for care.
- Prepares and administers prescribed medications and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures.
- Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations.
- Knowledge and understanding of human behavior and patient motivations.
- Knowledge and skill in performing support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices.
Preferred Certifications:
Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Process
- Resumes will be reviewed and sent to the VA for technical review after a letter of commitment is signed.
- Those candidates who are deemed qualified will be contacted and vetted by the government.
- The successful candidate will move forward in the processing as a government contractor position.
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