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The LPN is responsible for delivering secure and individualized nursing care to patients within the Specialty clinic setting. The incumbent collaborates and communicates effectively with veterans, families, caregivers, and support staff, both internally and externally. Based on observations of the patient's condition, the LPN takes initiative to implement necessary actions, performing duties with minimal supervision under the general guidance of a RN or Healthcare Provider (HCP). LPNs are expected to possess comprehensive knowledge of practical nursing procedures.


The LPN/LVN GS 7 Nurse is characterized by the following:

• . Knowledge and skill to care for a wide range of patients from chronic to critically ill. Comprehensive understanding of conditions, nursing principals, standards and practices to be able to coordinate the nursing care required in the outpatient clinic setting and to alter the sequence and/or care delivered to meet individual patient's needs.
• Knowledge to interpret common test results and other medical data. Skill in observing the patient for subtle changes and deviations from normal and in documenting and reporting this information. Ability to independently adjust or modify care being delivered to meet the changing needs of the patient with notification to the RN or provider for concurrence.
• Knowledge of human behavior with advanced skill in incorporating established customer service standards into practice.
• Knowledge to incorporate patient education into care routine and modify as necessary to meet needs of the patient.
• Knowledge of medical equipment and supplies skill set and/or operate specialized equipment.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, as well as scientific principles underlaying the nursing care and or procedures to be carried out.
• Knowledge and skill to detect subtle changes which indicate potential for cardiac or respiratory arrest. Skills to promptly recognize and effectively intervene in potential urgent and emergent situations.
• Knowledge of standard precautions, medical asepsis and sterile technique with ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques to a variety of patient care situations and to assist others to do so.
• Knowledge about drug side effects, purposes, therapeutic dosage range and toxic effects with skill sufficient to administer a wide range of medications including large volume IV solutions. Ability to accurately calculate IV drip rate and adjust rates of IV fluids to maintain fluid as per provider order.
• Knowledge of written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of VISTA and CPRS in order to function and a super user for patient record access and documentation issues.

• Demonstrates knowledge of reusable instruments, equipment, medical devices, and supplies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of items that are sent to SPD for reprocessing and/or sterilization.
• Can suspend the reuse of any RME if it is suspected that the device was not properly cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized per the Standard Operating Procedures and/or Manufacturer's guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of items of the initial decontamination process that must be taken prior to transport of items and the appropriate method of transport.
• Must have annual validation of competency in the set-up, reprocessing, and maintenance of specific reusable medical equipment.

• Utilize complex rehabilitation principles to conduct comprehensive substance abuse evaluations of eligible patients referred for consultation.
• Collect data to evaluate treatment outcomes
• Develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans.
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling.
• Document case findings, diagnoses, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Conducts comprehensive nutrition assessments using the Nutritional Care Process (NCP), including nutrition focused physical examinations, to establish a nutrition diagnosis and determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition.

Develops and implements Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to address the nutrition diagnosis, evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of MNT interventions. Modifies the plan as needed to achieve positive patient outcomes.

Calculates nutrient requirements and necessary diet restrictions or food and drug interactions tailoring the diet prescription to each individual patient.

Documents MNT in the medical record using the Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring, Evaluation (ADIME) format.

Functions independently and accurately when record keeping.

Identifies patients in need of nutritional support and recommends the appropriate mode of support and communicates appropriately with the health care team.

Actively participates in formal and informal interdisciplinary team meetings.

Assesses educational needs and provides nutrition education/counseling for individuals and groups that is tailored to the Veteran(s).

Utilizes virtual care technology to improve access to care.

Maintains productivity standards.

Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities and completes patient encounters using approved systems.


Work Schedule: Part-Time - 20 hours per week - Tour of duty hours will be discussed during the interview process. (Work Schedule maybe subject to change depending on the needs of the agency).
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: PD99502S, PD99501S, and PD99500S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• Collaborating with subject matter experts to write, review, condense, and edit all technical documents produced by Jacksonville Districts Planning and Policy Division for external distribution.
• Reviewing and editing all documents from technical team members and contributors for content, organization, accuracy, grammar, consistency, conciseness, literary quality, and format in accordance with Army regulations and professional standards.
• Ensuring that documents contain effective visual aids (photos, drawings, tables, etc.) to adequately illustrate key ideas and topics, or to emphasize critical points.
• Provide technical writing and editing assistance across Planning and Policy Division to improve overall quality and consistency of deliverable products.
• Exploring a broad range of resources including library research, interviews with subject-matter experts, and team meetings to obtain, analyze, and verify information, manages records, files, and Contracting Officer Representative files.

• Prepare cost estimates for in-house purchases and service contract cost estimates for complete routine conventional projects and services of relatively limited scope or portions of larger and more diverse projects.
• Prepare government cost estimates on Invitations For Bids (IFBs), Requests for Proposal (RFP), and Change Orders.
• Prepare planning and engineering design cost estimates, i.e., feasibility, baseline estimate, General Design Memoranda (GDM), and Feature Design Memoranda (FDM).
• Administer both Micro and Above Micro Purchase Limit (AMPL) service and purchase contracts, to include contract development, inspections, payment and reporting.
• Prepare and maintain electronic reports utilizing supply and equipment management procedures and General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), resource management, and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel).
• Use familiarity with a variety of trades and shop operations such as electrical, carpentry, pipefitting, painting, etc., to translate knowledge into work scheduling.

• Composes routine correspondence to include administrative matters, letters of acknowledgment, general office policies, acceptance of invitations, and cancellation of conferences.
• Uses word processing and other types of software to process and produce a wide range of documents, some of which require complex formats, in support of the office automation functions.
• Manages the Branch Chief's and subordinate Supervisors' calendars and coordinates the calendars with Executive Office requirements, senior leader calendars, and other mission events.
• Provides support for the development and monitoring of the Branch training plan.
• Prepares Purchase Request and Commitment (PR and C) forms for Branch training requests .

• Provide secretarial support to the Executive Officer, Deputy Commander and/or Commander and also to a select group of one or more small offices.
• Receive and screen visitors to certain supported offices; ascertain their business, arrange appointment, take messages and refer visitors to other staff members.
• Make travel arrangements, including itineraries, reservations, and vouchers for the Deputy Commander and Executive Officer.
• Coordinate and make arrangements for conferences.
• Assist in formulating and updating the budget of the Executive Office and supported group of small subordinate offices.
• Perform office automation duties involving several types of software packages to produce a wide range of narrative, statistical, and graphical documents .
• Utilize financial management software to input annual operating budget for the Executive Office and several of the subordinate offices and to process various other actions.

• Arrange completed food trays on carts for transport to wards.
• Prepare individual and bulk nourishments for patients.
• Arrange food items on patient trays according to menus for regular or modified diets.
• Collect carts after each meal for dishwashing.

• Provides official/personal mail service in accordance with DoD 4525.6-M, DoD Postal Manual and DoD 4525.8-M, DoD Official Mail Manual; DoDI 4525.8/AF Sup 1; Official Mail and Distribution Management; and Cost Control Program. Processes annually more than 4 million pieces of official and personnel mail at three official mail centers JBSA Ft Sam Houston, Lackland AFB and Randolph AFB Official Mail Centers (OMC), six postal service centers, Randolph Postal Service Center (PSC), Lackland Postal Service Centers (PSC #2, #3 and #7) and a Student Mail Center (SMC) and Benner Barracks at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.
• Accountable Mail: To provide accountability and control of classified communications; to provide document security services; and to provide office automation and clerical support for the Operations Flight. Receives, records, sorts, transports, controls, and processes all incoming and outgoing special services mail, i.e. registered, express, certified, insured, and other various extra service articles personally through the window to the addressee/authorized agent and to various organizations and mailrooms designated mail orderlies and mail clerks.
• Provides expedient and complete mail like matter services sent via commercial carriers. Responsible for securely receiving, controlling and processing commercial carrier parcels (i.e. UPS and FedEx parcels).
• To provide first-line defense of Mail Security for JBSA customers and serviced activities. Responsible for knowing the characteristics of suspicious mail items and the proper procedures for handling and reporting suspicious mail items to the proper authorities.
• Maintains and Operates as a Unit Mail Clerk. Responsible for assigning and withdrawal of receptacles for TDY, student and permanent party postal lock boxes, changing combinations/keys, redirecting undeliverable mail.

• Provides Command, Control, Communications and Computer Information Management (C4IM) customer service support to regional and installation users.
• Reviews and evaluates the security impact of system changes including interfaces with other information systems (IS).
• Conducts forensics analysis resulting from cybersecurity violations, unexplained IS performance anomalies and incidents, and classified data spills.
• Supports the IA policy development by recommending, implementing, and enforcing cybersecurity compliance during and after the introduction of IT network systems and devices onto the RNEC network.

• Perform a variety of procedures in the areas of chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, serology, bacteriology, and parasitology.
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and modifying various computer applications.
• Perform additional tests to clarify abnormal or unusual patient results and advise on a course of action.
• Maintain laboratory equipment to ensure correct calibration and results.
• Plan and conduct a course in the department and hospital continuing education program.
• Evaluate the validity of data and conduct literature searches if necessary.
• Develop and test protocols for new instruments, procedures, and quality control methods.

• Perform comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations for assigned patients.
• Examine, diagnose, and treat walk-in and clinic appointment patients with Neurologic disorders.
• Provide telephone consultation with primary care providers regarding management of Neurological conditions for patients.
• Document on outpatient and inpatient records histories, physical exams, laboratory and x-ray data, assessments, diagnostic and therapeutic plans, patient progress, consultations, and procedure reports within the clinic.
• Order and perform diagnostic studies for the clinic.

• Plan and lay out work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and work orders.
• Interpret and apply complex building plans to determine material, tools, and equipment needed Completes work from initial layout to final assembly.
• Apply a full range of carpentry methods in accomplishing complex tasks.
• Apply a full range of painting methods in accomplishing complex tasks.
• Prepare various surfaces of interior and exterior components of buildings.
• Mix, thin, blend, match, tint, and tone coating materials.

• Serve as a Supervisory Contracting Officer and will be required to have unlimited warrant authority for government contracts and procurement of health care providers.
• Responsible for variety of regional and/or DoD medical contracting actions such as medical related service and medical equipment/supplies to include facility maintenance and environmental service contracts.
• Supervise employees and manage assignments; review/evaluate work; establish/track metrics while fostering teamwork in the organization.
• Approve work schedules and leave requests; review resumes, interview candidates and make selections; review and certify position descriptions; develop, execute and approve training and training requests.
• Responsible to interface with regional staff to ensure office is providing quality contractual support. This position may assume role as office deputy in his/her absence.

• Provide leadership in C4 Information Management and Information Technology (C4IM/IT) that involves implementing and supporting theater and enterprise initiatives, projects, ...
• and programs for defining, evolving, evaluating, and improving information management functions.
• Exercise responsibility for execution of services, standards, and ensures responsiveness to IM/IT requirements throughout the installation by providing an operational focus for the delivery of services.
• Ensure delivery of high quality functional services required by the Supported Commands.
• Responsible for the overall management, control, coordination, and execution of projects and programs to support the Theater Signal Brigade and 7th Signal Command (T) decisions.
• Act as advocate for the Supported Commands with the RNEC, the Signal Brigade and the 7th Signal Command (T) on baseline services provided throughout the installation.
• Monitor the execution of baseline and enterprise services.
• Identify requirements, organizes, and distributes authorized personnel resources.
• Personally and through subordinate supervisors, prepare and present justifications for organization structure and personnel requirements to accomplish assigned mission and functions.
• Identify and develops the requirements plan for the installation's C4IM IT services and support. Coordinates with the RNEC to help justify and allocate resources to support C4IM services, ensuring consistent level of operations.
• Provide executive leadership, guidance, and direction to ensure acquisition, development, and retention of a professional, highly capable workforce to accomplish assigned missions.