Licensed Practical Nurse
As a GS-7 Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will:
Perform nursing assignments of a highly specialized nature to include medication administration and hands on nursing care. Utilize appropriate interview skills to collect data. Describe the Resident in writing if indicated to include all of the following:
physical appearance, emotional status, Resident's interaction with staff and/or family, Resident's knowledge of disease process and Resident's verbal/nonverbal actions/responses. Utilize diagnostic tools (e.g., stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, etc.) to obtain and/or validate observations. Utilize specialized equipment in the care of Residents to include infusion pumps. Identify Resident problems and provide input to the plan of care. Document Resident's subjective/objective response to various nursing interventions if indicated. Recognize changes in Resident's condition. Communicate responses and/or changes to others to include all personnel, physicians and members of interdisciplinary teams. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.Physical Requirements:
The work involves long periods of moving about the work unit. Work requires regular and recurring standing, bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, lifting and repositioning Residents. Must use proper body mechanics when lifting objects and use lift equipment for Residents. The work may require considerable and strenuous physical exertion, such as lifting objects greater the 50 pounds or defending oneself against physical attack.Licensure:
LPN- Candidates must be currently licensed to practice as practical or vocational nurses in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it. Non-licensed candidates who have completed their training may be appointed subject to obtaining the required license during the probationary period. Those not licensed must furnish the date on which they applied for a license and the jurisdiction involved. No person appointed pending licensure may be retained beyond the probationary period if licensure has not been attained.ANDSpecialized
Experience:
For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure, and sterile techniques and procedures. SPECIAL NOTE:
Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Perform nursing assignments of a highly specialized nature to include medication administration and hands on nursing care. Utilize appropriate interview skills to collect data. Describe the Resident in writing if indicated to include all of the following:
physical appearance, emotional status, Resident's interaction with staff and/or family, Resident's knowledge of disease process and Resident's verbal/nonverbal actions/responses. Utilize diagnostic tools (e.g., stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, etc.) to obtain and/or validate observations. Utilize specialized equipment in the care of Residents to include infusion pumps. Identify Resident problems and provide input to the plan of care. Document Resident's subjective/objective response to various nursing interventions if indicated. Recognize changes in Resident's condition. Communicate responses and/or changes to others to include all personnel, physicians and members of interdisciplinary teams. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.Physical Requirements:
The work involves long periods of moving about the work unit. Work requires regular and recurring standing, bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, lifting and repositioning Residents. Must use proper body mechanics when lifting objects and use lift equipment for Residents. The work may require considerable and strenuous physical exertion, such as lifting objects greater the 50 pounds or defending oneself against physical attack.Licensure:
LPN- Candidates must be currently licensed to practice as practical or vocational nurses in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it. Non-licensed candidates who have completed their training may be appointed subject to obtaining the required license during the probationary period. Those not licensed must furnish the date on which they applied for a license and the jurisdiction involved. No person appointed pending licensure may be retained beyond the probationary period if licensure has not been attained.ANDSpecialized
Experience:
For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
Nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure, and sterile techniques and procedures. SPECIAL NOTE:
Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired.
- Department:
0620 Practical Nurse - Salary Range:
$20.72 to $26.94 per hour
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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