Licensed Practical Nurse – Specialty Care (Medical Subspecialties Clinic)

What you would do

• Provide nursing care to Veterans in settings like acute care, mental health, and hospice.
• Document care in the medical record.
• Report observations and findings to the registered nurse or provider.
• Give care to adult and older patients with physical, mental, or behavioral needs.
• Work with dietitians, social workers, primary care staff, and other providers.

Do you qualify for GS-3 to GS-6?

With experience: For GS-3, no experience beyond the basic requirements is needed. For GS-4, you need 6 months of experience as an LPN or LVN. For GS-5, you need 1 year of experience at the GS-4 level, and for GS-6, you need 1 more year at the GS-5 level.

With education: You can qualify through graduation from an approved practical or vocational nursing school. For GS-4, graduation from a program of at least 24 months also counts, or graduation plus 1 year of nursing care work in a hospital, clinic, or similar setting. Education from outside the U.S. needs a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency sent with your transcript.

Licenses and certifications you need:

• Full, active, current, and unrestricted LPN or LVN license in a U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, or D.C.

How to apply well

What to send:

• Long-form resume or CV
• Transcript if you use education to qualify
• License
• DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
• SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference, with required proof
• SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee
• Disability letter from VA if applicable

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your questionnaire and documents. Your application and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.

Tips for this job:

• Your resume must be a long-form resume or CV that clearly shows dates, hours per week, and duties; the 2-page resume limit does not apply.
• If you qualify through education, include a transcript, and for foreign education include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.
• If you claim veterans' preference, select it in the questionnaire and upload your DD-214.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8-hour tours.

Incentives and relocation: Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
• Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/1959
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Background and security investigation
• Online onboarding; driver's license must be REAL ID compliant to use as ID
• Pre-employment physical evaluation
• Required seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption
• 1 or 2-year trial period
• Physical demands include walking, bending, lifting, and patient transfers

Job details

Salary

$48,766 – $88,753 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-3 to GS-6 · General Schedule

Location

Tucson, Arizona

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Excepted

Openings

2

Security clearance

Other

Travel

Not required

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Practical Nurse (0620)

Announcement

CBSX-13104542-27-BJ