Licensed Vocational Nurse Rehab/Spinal Cord Injury

The VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching healthcare system, offering a variety of Inpatient and Outpatient services to Veterans at the medical center in La Jolla and at the six Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located in Chula Vista, Escondido, Imperial Valley, Kearny Mesa, Oceanside, Sorrento Valley, and Rio Clinic. The VASDHS provides high quality care with advanced technologies and a compassionate service to Veterans.

The LVN assumes the following responsibilities: 1. This position requires flexibility in schedule and assignments, as this is a 24/7 hospital. 2. BLS certified. 3. Obtains/collects specimens as ordered. 4. Participate in performance improvements. 5. Administers medications and treatments to patients with complex nursing problems. 6. Participates in daily DMS huddles and unit specific staff meetings. 7. Participates in coaching and mentoring of colleagues or new employees. 8. Performs and documents within the electronic medical record. 9. Completes CPRS documentation and closes encounters by facility policy. 10. Provides timely patient follow-up. 11. Maintains confidentiality of patient information. 12. Seeking opportunities for self-improvement and participating in performance improvements. 13. Collaborates and communicates effectively with the Interdisciplinary Care Team. 14. Documentation is factual, objective, accurate, consistent, timely, and complete. 15. Documents and signs all patient related activity within tour of duty. 16. Assists with coordinating care of patients. 17. Adhere to ethical principles and standards in delivering care. 18. Communicate with team members regarding patient care. 19. Seeking opportunities for self-improvement. 20. Demonstrate mandatory and clinical competencies of the position. 21. Implements nursing interventions/orders in a timely and complete manner. 22.Recognizes changes in patient's condition and deviations from baseline that require immediate intervention. 23.Provide patient education related to managing risk factors, medications, procedures, and other medical regimens related to disease process/specialty clinic, within scope of practice. 24.Educates patients on provided discharge instructions related to their disease process, ensuring the patient can ask questions. 25.Recognizes changes in patient's condition and deviations from baseline that require immediate intervention. 26. Apply infection control measures appropriately in delivering care. 27.Alerts providers (physicians/nurse practitioners) of abnormal signs and symptoms and/or abnormal test results to expedite care. 28.Collaborate with the Registered Nurse or Charge Nurse when the patient requires a higher level of care that is not manageable on the unit. 29. Obtains Nail Certification within 12 months of hire. 30. Performs other duties, as assigned. Spinal Cord Injury Unit: 1. Administers medications and treatments to patients with complex nursing problems. 2. Performs bedside Point of Care testing. 3. Performs bedside wound care management. 4. Provides direct patient care and support for the patient. Work Schedule: Full time Tour of Duty: 0700-1930 or 1900-0730 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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