- Position Title
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTD-12731192-25-KLT Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, May 5, 2025 to Friday, June 6, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in this Licensed Practical Nurse position with the Department of Veterans Affairs. This vacancy is located in Specialty Care at the West Haven CT campus.
We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.
We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Basic Requirement : US Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. ? 7407(a)).
Are you a United States citizen?
Are you a United States citizen?
2.
Basic Requirement: English Language Proficiency: To be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA, applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English.
Are you proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d)?
Are you proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d)?
3.
Basic Requirement: Education: Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State licensing agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) at the time the program was completed.
Are you a graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State licensing agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) at the time the program was completed?
Are you a graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State licensing agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) at the time the program was completed?
4.
Basic Requirement: License: Full, active, current and unrestricted licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia.
Do you possess a full, active, current and unrestricted licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia?
Do you possess a full, active, current and unrestricted licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or District of Columbia?
5.
Grade Determination: GS-6 ( Full performance level ) Experience and all KSA's :
Experience : Completion of at least one full year of additional qualifying experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent , fully meeting all performance requirements for the GS-5 LPN/LVN.
Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities ( KSA's ) :
Do you possess the required 1 full year of experience at the GS-05 level and meet all knowledge, skills and abilities to be referred at the GS-06 level ?
Experience : Completion of at least one full year of additional qualifying experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent , fully meeting all performance requirements for the GS-5 LPN/LVN.
Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities ( KSA's ) :
- Technically proficient in initiating, performing and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
- Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information. Completed work should need only a general review by a registered nurse (RN) or physician (MD/DO) for appropriateness and conformity with established policies/procedures.
- Ability to observe, identify and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education. In organizing and delivering care , the LPN/LVN recognizes and considers emotional, cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, and age-related factors.
- Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous) and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures. Observes for physical and/or emotional changes in patient's condition from prescribed medications/treatments, promptly and accurately documenting noted changes, and reporting any deviations from normal to RN or MD/DO.
- Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
- Knowledge and understanding of human behavior, patient motivations and reactions to situations, and ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients, family members, and other staff.
- Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to elicit feelings and attitudes, and to promote positive relationships, communication and socialization skills. Fosters an environment of respect for individual patient and family rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery. Effectively incorporates knowledge and understanding of established customer service standards in all interactions with patients, family members, and/or other internal/external customers.
- Knowledge and skill in performing support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient's condition before, during, and following the procedure. Serves as a preceptor in orienting, educating, and training less experienced LPNs/LVNs or NAs/HTs related to support duties for these more complex, specialized tests/procedures.
- Actively seeks out educational opportunities to enhance nursing knowledge and skills, sharing new knowledge gained with other staff to improve and advance nursing practice.
Do you possess the required 1 full year of experience at the GS-05 level and meet all knowledge, skills and abilities to be referred at the GS-06 level ?
Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information :
Transcript Reminder - If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) you must submit a copy of your transcripts (official or unofficial). If there is a Basic Educational Requirement you must submit a copy of your college transcripts; otherwise you will be found not eligible. Degree type and date conferred must be indicated on the transcripts.
SF-50 (see the applicant checklist under the required documents section of the announcement); A current/most recent SF-50 is required and the applicant must also meet time in grade requirements; please do not submit an award SF-50. Please utilize the applicant checklist for submitting the appropriate SF-50. More than one SF-50 may be required depending upon your circumstances. (SF-50(s) submission is required for current or former Federal employees). Most current SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action showing your current Series, Grade and Step. Do not submit an Award SF-50. (Required for current as well as former Federal employees). Please utilize the applicant checklist in the required documents section of the announcement for submitting the appropriate SF-50(s).
- Your name and current contact information.
- The name of the company and department you worked in for each position held.
- Job title for each position held.
- Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2020 to April 2021)
- Full-time or part-time status (including the number of weekly hours worked per week for each position listed on the resume).
Transcript Reminder - If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) you must submit a copy of your transcripts (official or unofficial). If there is a Basic Educational Requirement you must submit a copy of your college transcripts; otherwise you will be found not eligible. Degree type and date conferred must be indicated on the transcripts.
SF-50 (see the applicant checklist under the required documents section of the announcement); A current/most recent SF-50 is required and the applicant must also meet time in grade requirements; please do not submit an award SF-50. Please utilize the applicant checklist for submitting the appropriate SF-50. More than one SF-50 may be required depending upon your circumstances. (SF-50(s) submission is required for current or former Federal employees). Most current SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action showing your current Series, Grade and Step. Do not submit an Award SF-50. (Required for current as well as former Federal employees). Please utilize the applicant checklist in the required documents section of the announcement for submitting the appropriate SF-50(s).