Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This is a permanent full-time Practical Nurse job with the Veterans Health Administration in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in Outpatient Primary Care. There is 1 vacancy, the work is on a day shift Monday through Friday, and travel of 25% or less may be expected. A recruitment or relocation incentive has been approved for a highly qualified applicant, and the announcement is open continuous.
It may close early. This is an open continuous announcement with referral cut-off dates every two weeks, so applications received after a cut-off are referred at later intervals.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Federal employees (excepted service)Current federal employees in the excepted service; the announcement says which agencies count.
- Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
You must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. The announcement is open to the public, and it says it is open to current permanent VA employees, current permanent federal employees of other agencies, and all U.S. citizens.
What you would do
- Give more specialized patient care, including in complex care settings.
- Watch patients closely for subtle changes and report them to the RN or provider.
- Give medications and treatments as prescribed and record them accurately.
- Help set care priorities and adjust care plans with the RN or provider.
- Recognize urgent situations and get help from the RN or provider quickly.
- Help patients and families take an active role in healthy living.
Do you qualify for GS-7?
With experience: You need at least 1 year of additional qualifying experience at the GS-6 level or equivalent, fully meeting the performance requirements for a GS-6 LPN/LVN. Your experience should show more specialized patient care, medication work, and recognizing changes in patients.
With education: You must be a graduate of a practical or vocational nursing school approved by the appropriate state agency or accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLNAC) when you finished the program. Transcripts are required.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Full, active, current and unrestricted license as a licensed practical or vocational nurse in a U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, or District of Columbia
How to apply well
What to send:
- Copy of your license
- Long-form resume or CV
- Transcripts if you use education to qualify
- SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee
- DD-214 / Statement of Service, if applicable
How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications. Your application, resume, CV and documents will be verified, so describe your experience clearly and specifically, and errors or missing information may lead to an ineligible or lower rating.
Tips for this job:
- Attach a copy of your nursing license, which is a required document.
- If you use your nursing school to qualify, include your transcripts.
- Describe your GS-6 level experience with dates, hours per week, and specific duties, since the agency will not assume anything.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time day shift with variable start times, Monday through Friday.
Incentives and relocation: A recruitment or relocation incentive has been approved for a highly qualified applicant. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.
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 with acceptable ID; some state IDs that are not REAL ID compliant are not accepted
- Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation
- Seasonal influenza vaccination required, or an approved exemption
- 1 or 2-year trial period
- Physical: walking, bending, lifting in patient care; long periods of sitting or standing
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $58,025 – $75,434 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-7 · General Schedule
- Location
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- 25% or less
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Practical Nurse (0620)
- Announcement
- CAZP-13102930-27-JM
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