Hybrid Licensed Practical Nurse at Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Licensed Practical Nurse

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $27.39 - $35.61 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located in Healthcare Services, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, D.C. Nursing Service. The primary purpose of the position is to administer medications to groups of Residents and to accomplish specific nursing care and nursing team-leading duties as assigned by a professional registered nurse.

Major Duties:

• As a Licensed Practical Nurse, you will: Perform nursing assignments of a highly specialized nature to include medication administration and hands on nursing care. Utilize appropriate interview skills to collect data. Describe the Resident in writing if indicated to include all the following: physical appearance, emotional status, Resident's interaction with staff and/or family, Resident's knowledge of disease process and Resident's verbal/nonverbal actions/responses. Utilize diagnostic tools (e.g., stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, etc.) to obtain and/or validate observations. Utilize specialized equipment in the care of Residents to include infusion pumps. Instruct others in the use of specialized equipment. Identify Resident problems and provide input to the plan of care. Document Resident's subjective/objective response to various nursing interventions if indicated. Participate in Resident teaching. Recognize changes in Resident's condition. Communicate responses and/or changes to others to include all personnel, physicians, and members of interdisciplinary teams. Initiate emergency measures (e.g., CPR, etc.). Administer simple and complex medications via oral, inter-muscular, subcutaneous, intra-dermal, topical, rectal, and respiratory routes. Direct the work of others to include the following: nursing assistants, or member escort staff. Demonstrate skills in setting priorities for a group of Residents.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. LICENSURE: Candidates must be currently licensed to practice as practical or vocational nurses in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by (1) a certified or photostatic copy of the license, (2) a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or (3) a citation of the license number and State issuing it. Non-licensed candidates who have completed their training may be appointed subject to obtaining the required license during the probationary period. Those not licensed must furnish (1) the date on which they applied for a license and (2) the jurisdiction involved. No person appointed pending licensure may be retained beyond the probationary period if licensure has not been attained. AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure, and sterile techniques and procedures. SPECIAL NOTE: Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired.

How to Apply: AFRH has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers. Please review the entire announcement before applying. The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date. The Bureau provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application: Log into your USAJOBS account (USAJOBS Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen Under "application status," click "Track this application" and you will be taken to the agency website where you can check your application status. For more information regarding the job and applicant status, please refer to https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/ If you wish to make changes/updates to your application and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to your application. No updates can be made once the announcement has closed. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position. For additional information on how to apply, please visit the Partnership for Public Service's Go Government website. To preview the assessment questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12757168

Application Deadline: 2025-07-23