Job Description
Patient Aligned Care Team Licensed Practical Nurse or Vocational Nurse
The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Licensed Practical Nurse or Vocational Nurse within Ambulatory Care located at the Myrtle Beach VA Clinic within the Ralph H. Johnson VA Healthcare system functions as a member of the healthcare team by demonstrating an exceptional degree of practical nursing knowledge and skills necessary for self-direction in carrying out complex practical nursing care assignments. Major duties include, but are not limited to:
- Manages patient care problems and deviations using self-direction in accordance with VA Nursing Practice and LPN licensure standards.
- Assesses, records and reports vital signs, neurological signs, weight and blood glucose levels.
- Checks patients into the clinic, interviews patient and/or significant other and documents intake data as per policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge, skill, and ability to promptly recognize and ef...