Licensed Practical Nurse- Primary Care Women's Clinic

This Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position is located within the Omaha VA Medical Center, Women's Health Clinic. As part of a Patient Aligned Care Team, the LPN delivers Veteran-centered, care to women with complex health needs. In this role, you will manage patient panels, support clinic operations, coordinate care across services, and perform clinical tasks such as intake, vitals, lab collection, medication administration, and assisting with procedures using trauma-informed care.Total Rewards of a Allied Health ProfessionalMajor duties include but are not limited to:Provide direct, Veteran-centered nursing care in the Women's Health Clinic, addressing both physical and mental health needs.Perform clinical tasks including patient intake, vital signs, lab specimen collection, and assisting with procedures.Administer medications, immunization, and treatments.Manage assigned patient panels, clinic schedules, and daily workflow.Perform support duties for diagnostic procedures including preparing patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination and monitoring patient condition while using trauma-informed principles and maintaining sensitivity to the unique needs of women Veterans.Coordinate care with specialty, surgical, ancillary, and community-based services to ensure continuity and quality of care.Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members to support optimal outcomes.Collaborate with the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans.Participate in population health management and proactive outreach for assigned patient panels.Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and unit-level performance improvement projects by identifying areas of improvement, collecting patient data, monitoring and reporting outcomes, and participating in committees or workgroups.Other duties as assigned.Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday; 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.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.Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorizedPermanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorizedPay: 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 VAInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Telework: Not availableVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorizedPCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorizedStudent Loan Repayment Program (SLRP): This occupational series is eligible for the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). Participants must sign a service agreement and maintain an acceptable level of performance to remain eligible for this program. Funding is limited; therefore, applications will be approved on a first-come basis.Nebraska-Western Iowa 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.