The Licensed Practical Nurse position is in Acute Care at the VA Boston Healthcare System located at the West Roxbury, MA location. This position is full time at 40 hours per week.
The Licensed Practical Nurse performs direct patient care and participates in activities that support safety on the unit and enable the program to meet its general requirements. The Vascular Access Team LPN supports routine peripheral IV insertion, line maintenance, patient education, and high-volume phlebotomy across inpatient units. This role works closely with RNs and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe and efficient vascular access care.
Duties include, but are not limited to: Complete assigned duties/responsibilities, which involve performing standard practical nursing activities. Demonstrate knowledge/skills to resolve a range of nursing problems. Recognize human behavior, motivations, and reactions to situations in the provision of nursing care, provide a safe environment and protect patients' rights, and recognize and respond appropriately to emergency situations.
Review reports of a patient's condition and other pertinent data, using judgment in selecting the most appropriate application of procedures and guidelines. Determine when changes in the patients' conditions are significant enough to notify the immediate supervisor for assistance in decision making and/or determining nursing care. Make recommendations for changes in the treatment plan based upon observations, analysis of patients' condition and response to the current plans.
Provides assistance with physical care of patients by observing, identifying, and responding to specific patient needs. Prepares patients for off/on unit diagnostic procedures and administers more complex treatments under the close supervision of RN/LPN/MD or other licensed staff. Serves as an active member of the interdisciplinary team and contributes to the development of nursing care plans. Observes, reports, and documents the patients' conditions and changes noted.
Conducts an assessment of medication independence prior to admission to and at the time of admission and collects information on other health-related behaviors as part of the admission process and throughout the admission and helps to prepare the patient for discharge. Insert peripheral IVs, access implanted ports, IO insertion, ultrasound guided IV insertion, Daily VAT rounds/line maintenance including dressing changes and flushing & documentation. High-volume phlebotomy.
Assist with supply preparation. Provide basic patient education on IV care. Work Schedule: Full Time - Days with rotation to weekends, Holidays evenings and nights. Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized, 8 or 10 hour shifts, can be discussed upon hire. Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: May be authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized Functional Statement# F05598, F05599, F05600, F5601 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases when setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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). Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Notifications: This position is in the Excepted Service. This position is in an AFGE Bargaining unit. This position is covered by a special rate. Occasional cross coverage may be required to the Brockton VA campus (Vascular Access Team).
Current and former Federal employees may submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. No award SF50's will be accepted.
Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS 6. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS 3 to GS 6. NOTE: Current GS-0620 LPN/LVN employee of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) who were converted to an appointment under 38 U.S.C.
7401(3) in implementation of Public Law 98-160, enacted November 21, 1983, or who was converted to an appointment under 38 U.S.C. 7405 in implementation of Public Law 99-576, enacted October 28, 1986 are considered to have met the Education requirement. The waiver does not apply to persons appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(3) or 7405 after these conversions.
Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing or speech may be required.
However, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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/.
donna.davies@va.gov · (603) 624-4366 X205077
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $62265 – $97175/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-09.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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