Licensed Practical Nurse (Primary Care) Position Available In Buncombe, North Carolina

Licensed Practical Nurse (Primary Care) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary Primary Care Service currently has one (1) vacancy opened for a GS 7 Licensed Practical Nurse . The Primary Care Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocional Nurse (LPN/LVN), GS-7 performs more complex nursing assignments within their clinic. The LPN/LVN possesses comprehensive practical nursing knowledge and skills in specialized procedures and practices. The

LPN/LVN GS-7

work is of considerable difficulty and responsibility is performed under general supervision. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/16/2025 to 04/29/2025 Salary $62,738 – $81,564 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Asheville, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 7 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

CBTA-12724140-25-EC

Control number 835276300 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 This vacancy is opened to Current Charles George VA Medical Center Primary Care Service Employees Only. A current (non award SF 50) must be provided. Videos Duties VA Careers –

Licensed Practical Nurse:

Licensed Practical Nurse –

Duties:

1. Performs populion health oversight to improve clinical outcomes of Primary Care panels to include

ASCS, VSSC

metrics and others as needed. 2. The LPN responsible for ensuring chart audits are completed monthly and da is compiled and reported to leadership. 3. Serves as a resource for complex/specialized procedures (i.e. noncomplex suture removal noncomplex wound care, and clinic specific procedures, such as ear irrigion and bladder scans). 4. The LPN will serve as a Subject Mter Expert (SME) for clinical reminder educion and completion 5. See number 8 — orient all new LPNs on their role in populion health. 6. Demonstres knowledge of standard precautions, medical asepsis, and sterile technique with the ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques and assist others with implemention in the clinic setting. Assists with diagnostic procedures th include preparing the pient, setting up sterile field and instrumention, and monitoring the pient’s condition. 7. Assists with the facilition of HRO Huddles in conjunction with leadership. 8. Serves as a formal and informal preceptor/mentor for all new LPN/HT (and RN when needed) hires in the clinic. Participes in the interview process for selection for new staff hires when requested. Completes Preceptor Mentor Coach (PMC) training. 9. Demonstres self-direction by identifying and initiing annual laborory testing needs for certain pient populions, such as annual HgA1c, LDL, and diabetic nephrophy tests for pients with diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. 10. Collabores with NCM RN to ensure th pients who left the Medical Center without being seen or against medical advice are contacted in a timely manner to address potential care needs. 11. Collabores with PACT team to identify and proactively manage high- risk pients through frequent telephone contacts and/or face-to-face s using the LPN clinic grid as when indiced. Performs and documents pient telephone contacts for monitoring pients who recently discharged from the hospital within 48 hours of discharge (will we ask this to be done in 48 hrs). 12. Uses self-direction in clinic intake of scheduled and walk-in pients and identifies potential clinical problems or deviions from normal. Uses sound judgement to determine communice and initie action as approprie. 13. Maintains and implements knowledge of anomy and physiology as well as scientific principles underlying nursing care and procedures. Provides high quality nursing care using traditional and non-traditional modalities when approprie, including triage prior to provider face-to-face s, nurse health maintenance s, telephone triage, secure messaging, and Clinical Message Relay Queue (CMRQ). Applies knowledge by considering the interrelionship between age, physical, emotional, social, cultural, and populion-specific needs when providing care.

Work Schedule :

Monday through

Friday Variable Day Tours Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. 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. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. 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. 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. Verificion can be obtained from the Ste approving agency [or] the Nional League for Nursing [Accrediting Commission], 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006. [Additional informion may also be obtained from the NLNAC Website.

Exceptions include:

] Licensure . Full, active, current and unrestricted licensure as a [ ] licensed practical or vocional nurse in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United Stes, or District of Columbia. An LPN[/LVN] who has or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probionary stus may be appointed only in accordance withthe provisions in chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16 of this part. English Language Proficiency . Licensed practical or vocional nurses appointed to direct pient care positions must be proficient in [both] spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). 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).

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.

NOTE :

Determinions concerning placement of positions this grade level shall take into considerion the skill mix and the availability of supervision in the work unit. Although these positions

APRIL 10, 2003 VA HANDBOOK 5005/3 PART II APPENDIX G13 II-G13-5

are under the supervision of an RN and/or MD/DO, employees in such settings successfully and consistently demonstre the exercise of independent technical judgment (without the need for readily available supervision), as well as a comprehensive and thorough working knowledge of the most complex or difficult practices and procedures. Such individuals may also serve as leaders or co-leaders in a nursing unit or for a specifically identified group of pients. (a) 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.

(b) 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. (c) 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. (d) 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. (e) 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. (f) 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.

Physical Requirements:

In accordance with VA Handbook 5019, Part II, Paragraph 3, II-1, 1(a), A pre-placement physical examinion to determine the physical, cognitive and emotional fitness of candides for appointment in VA is required, and shall be completed prior to appointment, for all full-time individuals appointed under 38 U.S.C., Chapter 73, for Title 38 positions.

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, : . 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 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 DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 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 04/29/2025 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 Elise Csajko Phone Address Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 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 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 DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 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 04/29/2025 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 Elise Csajko Phone Address Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 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 04/16/2025 to 04/29/2025 Salary $62,738 – $81,564 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Asheville, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 7 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

CBTA-12724140-25-EC

Control number 835276300 ., .