Licensed Practical Nurse - Lab

The Licensed Practical Nurse - Lab provides care and counselling of patients and promotes maintenance of healthy living in the prevention of illness, injury, and chronic disease by using the nursing process including systematic date collecting, monitoring, nursing judgement and evaluation of human response to actual or potential health problems. This position performs a wide variety of laboratory and equipment tests. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include: Maintains clinic flow by completing clinic intake including obtaining, recording, reporting vital signs and measurements Collaborates effectively with all disciplines and levels of care regarding patient care needs. Assists with delegated minor procedures and treatments including obtaining and maintaining necessary equipment and supplies, positioning patient, and ensuring comfort and privacy. Provides patient and family health education or instruction, to include self-management, prevention and wellness. Collects blood, urine, or other specimens in a courteous manner from clinic outpatients for a wide variety of requested laboratory and technical equipment tests, including timed specimens, fasting specimens, and peak and trough drug levels. Adheres to safety, infection control, and universal precautions always while collecting and processing blood, urine, or other specimens. Instructs patients in procedures to be followed prior, during, and after tests providing a schedule to patients when required. Evaluates requested tests/procedures to determine the suitability of specimens for analysis, requesting or recollecting new specimens if a specimen is determined to be unsatisfactory. Receives and/or accessions requests for laboratory and technical equipment testing, verifying the accuracy and completeness of these requests. Controls laboratory and technical equipment supply inventory. Recognizes emergency situations and takes the necessary action. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday, 0745-1615 Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized Pay: 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) Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Physical Requirements: 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. The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Cent

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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 Minneapolis VA Health Care System serves more than 100,000 Veterans across 15 locations. The Minneapolis VA Medical Center, a Level 1A Complexity Facility located adjacent to Minnehaha Regional Park, provides comprehensive tertiary care spanning medicine, surgery, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. The system includes the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and 13 Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Minnesota (Albert Lea, Ely, Hibbing, Mankato, Maplewood, Ramsey, Rochester, Shakopee, and St. James) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Hayward, Rice Lake, and Superior). The Minneapol