Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA seeks an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for outpatient care. The role requires providing hands-on nursing care, administering immunizations, taking vital signs, and assisting with perioperative procedures in a federal healthcare environment.

Applicants must hold an active LPN license and have at least one year of nursing experience in clinical settings.

Qualifications

• LPN/LVN license required.
• One year of nursing experience preferred in hospital, clinic, or similar setting.
• No substitution of education for experience allowed for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical nursing care to patients in outpatient settings.
• Take vital signs and administer immunizations and medications as prescribed.
• Prepare patients for procedures and monitor their responses during and after perioperative care.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Immunizations

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Job description

About the Position:

This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Student Loan repayment may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Practical Nurse (Outpatient):

Licensure: A current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a State, 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below:

Experience: One year of nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures, performing such duties as: providing practical nursing care, taking vitals signs, administering immunizations and medications, ordering labs, preparing patients for procedures and monitoring patient responses during and after perioperative care. This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.