The Women's Health Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) completes nursing intakes and provides nursing care to adult and geriatric patients within the Primary Care setting. Provides clinical support with Women's Health PACT team to ensure an efficient workflow and develop comprehensive health care plans and management.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides evaluation and care consistent with licensure, certification, and functional statement with elements of practice, to patients assigned PACTs. Collaborates with PACT staff to develop comprehensive health care plans and care management plans for patients assigned to patient panels.
Manages clinic workflow, ensuring patients are placed in examination rooms in a timely manner, and providing direction to patients as they move through the clinic environment. Participates in team performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to patients.
Partners with clinical team with communications and facilitating safe transitions of patients between the PACT's site of care and other health care settings, using informal and formal communication methods. Provides effective education to patients and/or family member in relation to disease processes, medication and/or prescribed treatment regimens after collaboration with RN and/or health care team.
Recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations, seeks assistance of the RN and/or provider, and initiates appropriate emergency interventions as directed. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized 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) Physical Requirements: This position requires some degree of fitness, strength, and agility. Duties require extensive periods of standing and walking.
Working with patients requires regular and recurring bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, pushing, pulling, lifting arm overhead, and similar activities. You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. Fargo is part of the VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23).
The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Experience providing care in Women's Health, Primary Care, Gynecology, Reproductive Health, or related outpatient settings.
Knowledge of preventive health screenings and gender-specific health care needs of women Veterans. Experience performing patient intake, triage, health education, and care coordination in a team-based care environment. Familiarity with women's health procedures and services such as cervical cancer screening, contraception counseling support, menopause care, maternity care coordination, and reproductive health services
Your education program must be approved by the appropriate State agency and/or accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) at the time the program was completed.
Exceptions include: Health care education in the military service or training in the military service which is accepted by the licensing body in the jurisdiction in which the individual is licensed as qualifying for full LPN/LVN licensure will be accepted as meeting the education requirements for VHA employment. OR Current GS-0620 LPN/LVN employee of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) who was 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. OR Individual granted a license by a jurisdiction that does not require graduation from an approved school. 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/
Amanda.Decobra@va.gov · 3202521670 X5906
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $37816 – $68824/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-16.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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