Practical Nurse - Telehealth

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. This role as a Practical Nurse (LPN) is a generalist position supporting Telehealth clinical programs from the patient location. The selected candidate provides a wide range of clinical and technical services and must demonstrate sound technical clinical judgment for complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the site imager for Telehealth
• Facilitate real-time Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) encounters, including patient education activities
• Provide primary care and specialty care remote visits
• Provide equipment for the Care Coordination Home Telehealth (CCHT) program
• Provide technical and scheduling support
• Perform other program support duties, as assigned
• May be detailed to off-site Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) locations or the main facility at the Nurse Manager's discretion

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy)
• 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) at the time the program was completed by the applicant
• Full, active, current and unrestricted licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia
• Meet physical standards
• Proficient in both spoken and written English
• Completion of at least one (1) year of additional qualifying experience at the GS-6 level or equivalent
• Knowledge and skills necessary to carry out more specialized patient care duties, including assignments in selected, more complex inpatient and/or outpatient care settings
• Ability to assist RN and/or MD/DO to appropriately prioritize overall patient care needs and adjust plans for care delivery
• Ability to proactively assist the RN or MD/DO in addressing patient's needs for medication/treatments, accurately administering prescribed medications/treatments according to established policies/procedures and appropriately recording administration and patient's response to medications/treatments received
• Knowledge and skill to promptly recognize potential urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO for appropriate team intervention and effectively intervene, as directed, to assure the continuation of optimal, safe and therapeutic patient care delivery
• Assist individuals or groups of patients and their families to take an active role in promoting healthy lifestyles for more positive patient outcomes