Licensed Practical Nurse - Ambulatory Care

Veterans Health Administration

Flagstaff (AZ)

On-site

USD 54,000 - 94,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Ambulatory Care team. You will perform patient rooming, histories, vital signs, injections, EKGs, phlebotomy, dressing changes, and support to the RN/provider.

This full-time role supports a 7:30am–4:00pm schedule with a competitive pay range. Includes comprehensive federal benefits and pension eligibility through the VA system.

Qualifications

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited institutions may be used for Federal employment.

Responsibilities

Rooming patients and preparing for appointments, taking histories and vital signs.
Vaccination/medication administration, EKGs, phlebotomy, dressing changes and wound care.
Assisting the RN or provider and managing electronic health records and secure messaging.

Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse - Ambulatory Care

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Northern Arizona VA Health Care System is looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Ambulatory Care team!

Key Responsibilities

VA Careers - Licensed Practical Nurse: https://youtube.com/embed/Ae85IP1Oiz4 The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice. Technically proficient 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 patents' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.

Duties include but may not be all encumbering: Rooming patients, reviewing and preparing for appointments, rooming patients, patient histories, vital signs, vaccination/medication administration, procedures such as EKG, post void residuals, specimen collection, phlebotomy, dressing changes, removal of sutures/staples, assisting RN/provider, managing electronic health records and secured messaging. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Full-time.

Monday-Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized. Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

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.

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $54363 – $94099/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-25.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.