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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Georgetown, DE
Salary: $39,224.00 - $57,071.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (302)994-2511x4712

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 747366 

Be part of the team serving our nation's veterans!

 

Special Employment Consideration: Individuals eligible for the following appointments are encouraged to apply: 5 CFR 213.3102 "u", Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities ; mental retardation, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities; and Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.

 

This VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for Georgetown Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).  Tour of Duty will be day shift.  Incumbent will provide specialized, skilled and individualized practical nursing care to all levels of patients including most complex patients who are acutely ill and/or chronically ill or are residents in an extended care setting.  There is currently a vacancy for a full time certified Practical Nurse as part of a Patient Aligned Care Team in the Primary Care Clinics. As part of the clinic staff, the LPN will be working a day shift, Monday through Friday. The individual in this position works under the periodic supervision of a professional nurse and is responsible for the nursing care provided to the patients assigned to him/her.  The LPN performs such tasks as preparing and administering prescribed treatments and medications; identifying and interpreting deviations in patient’s normal state of health to initiate nursing actions as appropriate; recognizing patient/family teaching needs to provide information or seeking out resources to meet those needs; providing and documenting health teaching conducted.  Must be able to work effectively with patients/families, physicians, other professionals, and support personnel in accomplishing required tasks/assignments.  This individual may be assigned to be primary support person to selected Primary Care Providers and may occasionally be reassigned to cover other areas.   The LPN will be under the supervision of the CBOC Nurse Manager. 

 

Delaware has no sales tax.  Wilmington offers easy access to I-95 and cultural and recreational opportunities in Philadelphia, New York & Washington, DC.  Major league sports abound in Philadelphia, sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and swimming at the Delaware Atlantic coast beaches are popular summer activities.  Wintertime is ski time in the nearby Pocono Mountains.  Wilmington is served by major air routes thru Philadelphia and Baltimore and major rail route thru Amtrak and metro liner services. 

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U. S. Citizenship

Must pass pre-employment examination

English Language Proficiency required

Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required

Background and-or Security Investigation required

Subject to an electronic credentialing process