Licensed Practical Nurse – PACT Position Available In Volusia, Florida

Licensed Practical Nurse – PACT Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Orlando VA Healthcare System Summary The Deltona VA Clinic loced 1200 Deltona Blvd, Deltona, FL 32725 is looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse the GS-7 level to work in the Ambulory Care PACT team area in Nursing service. The

PACT LPN

Clinical Associe carries out the most complex practical nursing care assignments which include performing nonstandard and specialized activities sufficient to solve a range of complex nursing problems, under the general review of a Registered Nurse (RN) in the outpient clinic. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/16/2025 to 06/27/2025 Salary $64,317 – $83,617 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Deltona, FL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time – 0800-1630, Monday-Friday, flexible to meet the needs of the organizion Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12748057-25-RP

Control number 838930700 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to Permanent VA Employees Nionwide. First Considerion given to Orlando VA Healthcare System Employees (Stion 675) including CBOCs. Videos Duties VA Careers –

Licensed Practical Nurse:

The

PACT LPN

demonstres competence in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborive stregies with others. The

GS-7 LPN

has an exceptional degree of knowledge and skills necessary for self-direction in carrying out the most complex practical nursing care assignments for both inpient and outpient care. Assignments include performing nonstandard and specialized activities sufficient to solve a range of complex nursing problems of considerable difficulty and responsibility, under very general supervision. Successfully and consistently demonstres the exercise of independent technical judgment as well as a comprehensive and thorough working knowledge of the most complex or difficult practices and procedures Demonstres ability to assist RN and/or Provider to appropriely prioritize overall Veteran care needs and adjust plans for care delivery Completed work should only need very limited review by a registered nurse (RN) or Provider for approprieness and conformity with established standards of practice, policies, and procedures. The ability to proactively assist the RN and/or Provider in addressing Veteran’s needs for medicion/trements, accurely administering prescribed medicions/trements according to established policies/procedures and appropriely recording administrion Possesses comprehensive practical nursing knowledge and skills in specialized procedures and practices to serve as a resource person for other staff in organizing and implementing more complex/specialized Veteran care. Maintain CDT physical readiness requirements, vaccinions, and safety precautions reled to infection control LPN/LVN responsibilities include but not limited to: Outpient/Primary Care Provides direct pient care to and assists with care coordinion of Primary Care pients within the Pient Aligned Care Team (PACT), supporting services and clinics throughout the health care system. Provides direct pient care to Primary Care pients in accordance with Primary Care standards and recommended practices/guidelines. Ghers additional da (face to face or via phone) reled to pient needs for trement determinion of PACT. Participes in PACT performance measure activities such as, but not limited to, non-complex 2-day post-discharge calls, clinical reminder compliance, aspects of chronic disease management. Participes in daily and/or weekly PACT huddles. Assists with coordining care of pients, including pients consulted through Clinical Video Tele-Health s. Assures pients have pre-appointment requirements completed prior to Primary Care Provider (PCP) appointments. Inpient Delivers care to pients according to Pient Care Plan. Demonstres understanding of age – and populion – specific characteristics th affect the health care needs of the Veteran. Performs aspects of admission/discharge procedures as directed. Collects pient da including observions of pient stus (i.e., vital signs, intake/output, skin condition, mental stus, etc.). Accurely reports pient/client informion. Recognizes subtle and significant changes in the pient in response to nursing care. Promptly recognizes urgent or emergent pient care situions, seeks assistance and effectively intervenes as directed when approprie.

Work Schedule :

0800-1630, Monday-Friday, flexible to meet the needs of the organizion Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (Relocion Assistance):

Not Authorized Pay:

$64,317.00 to $83,617.00 Per Year When setting pay, a higher step re of the approprie grade may be determined after considerion of higher or unique qualificions or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Re 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)

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 Stement # : 81253F Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Educion – Gradue of a school of practical or vocional nursing approved by the approprie Ste agency and/or accredited by the Nional League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) the time the program was completed by the applicant. Exceptions include health care educion 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 accepted as meeting the educion requirements for VHA employment OR granted a license by a jurisdiction th does not require graduion from an approved school AND have least one year of successful practice as an

LPN/ LVN.

Licensure – Active, full, current and unrestricted licensure as a Gradue Licensed Practical or Vocional Nurse in a Ste, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), of the United Stes or the District of Columbia.

Grade Determinions :

GS-7 – The GS-7 grade level is for select, complex LPN/LVN positions, as established by each health care facility. To be advanced, employees must meet all of the following standards, provided the standard is part of their assignment. Completion of least one (1) year of additional qualifying experience the GS-6 level or equivalent, fully meeting all of the performance requirements for the

GS-6 LPN/LVN.

Knowledge and skills necessary to carry out more specialized pient care duties, including assignments in selected, more complex inpient and/or outpient care settings. Knowledge base promotes the incorporion of current pient care da in actively contributing to the development of the pient’s overall health plan and in carrying out assigned nursing interventions. Positions this grade level require broader knowledge and skills because supervision is more general and employees are expected to be involved to a greer degree in the development and modificion of trement plans. Ability to assist RN and/or MD/DO to appropriely prioritize overall pient care needs and adjust plans for care delivery. Makes astute observions of subtle, less obvious changes, both physical and emotional, in pient’s condition, and accurely and thoroughly documents care delivered and pient’s response to care th could require immedie modificion of the pient’s care plan. Appropriely seeks assistance and guidance by informing RN or MD/DO of changes in pient’s condition requiring higher-level intervention. At this grade level, the LPN/LVN is expected to participe to a greer degree in prioritizing, and, as approprie, modifying pient care trement. They must also possess the ability to observe more subtle physical and emotional changes in pients and demonstre taking approprie action based on those observions. Ability to proactively assist the RN or MD/DO in addressing pient’s needs for medicion/trements, accurely administering prescribed medicions/trements according to established policies/procedures and appropriely recording administrion and pient’s response to medicions/trements received. (This may include restricted medicion locally authorized for administrion by employees this grade level.) Demonstres the knowledge and ability to readily recognize the more subtle signs and symptoms of potential or actual drug reactions, promptly inform the RN or MD/DO of observed changes in pient’s condition and initie approprie, prescribed interventions. Employees this grade level demonstre broader knowledge and skill with respect to these responsibilities than employees lower grade levels. Knowledge and skill to promptly recognize potential urgent or emergent pient care situions, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO for approprie team intervention and effectively intervene, as directed, to assure the continuion of optimal, safe and therapeutic pient care delivery. At this grade level, the LPN/LVN must have a broader knowledge of the pient trement process and exercise judgment th demonstres the ability to effectively intervene when approprie. Assists individuals or groups of pients and their families to take an active role in promoting healthy lifestyles for more positive pient outcomes. Exercises skill in influencing and communicing with unusually difficult to care for or communice with pients and/or family members who may exhibit problems with lack of self-control, resistant or abusive behaviors, or impediments in their ability to understand or follow instructions. This includes the ability to effectively deal with the above types of pients under very general supervision. Exhibits skill, creivity and initiive in contributing to the improvement of overall care delivery and pient and/or family sisfaction levels through active participion in committees/task forces, research projects or in developing educional merials/media. Actively promotes and effectively incorpores established customer service standards in all aspects of their practice. Possesses comprehensive practical nursing knowledge and skills in specialized procedures and practices to serve as a resource person for other staff in organizing and implementing more complex/specialized pient care. Serves as a role model and mentor to other nursing staff in the applicion of more complex technology, effectively guiding and directing their continuing practice in these areas. Supports the RN or MD/DO in monitoring the practice of unlicensed nursing or non-medical staff in pient care delivery. Promptly reports any deviions from normal practice pterns to the RN or MD/DO. In addition to responsibilities the lower grade level, the LPN/LVN is responsible for monitoring the practice of non-licensed nursing and medical staff. Work of considerable difficulty and responsibility is performed under general supervision. Individuals in these positions are, to a considerable extent, expected to exercise independent technical judgments and to possess and apply a comprehensive working knowledge of the principles, art and science of practical nursing. The staff mix is such th employees this grade level are expected to perform practical nursing duties of considerable difficulty and responsibility under very general supervision. Actively seeks out educional opportunities to enhance nursing knowledge and skills, and providing leadership in assisting other staff improve and advance their nursing practice.] May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria). Preferred Experience and Certificions Current PACT experience Colleral leadership duties (Primary Preceptor, d Governance member, Unit Practice Council member etc.)

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Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .

Note :

If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this informion in your applicion.

Note :

If your school was accredited the time of graduion, but is no longer listed on the ACEN, CCNE, or DAPIP website, you must provide documention of accredition with your applicion packet. (Please verify, failure to do so can result in an ineligible ring.) Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF50-Notificion of Personnel Action SF50: Must be current (indice current title, series, grade and salary) and/or highest grade held SF-50 – Notificion of Personnel Action (Not an award SF50). The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter License Other (1) Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/27/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Rachel Primus Phone Address Orlando VA Medical Center 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF50-Notificion of Personnel Action SF50: Must be current (indice current title, series, grade and salary) and/or highest grade held SF-50 – Notificion of Personnel Action (Not an award SF50). The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter License Other (1) Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/27/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Rachel Primus Phone Address Orlando VA Medical Center 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/16/2025 to 06/27/2025 Salary $64,317 – $83,617 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Deltona, FL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time – 0800-1630, Monday-Friday, flexible to meet the needs of the organizion Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12748057-25-RP

Control number 838930700 ., .