Job Listing: LPN Transplant (Surgical Specialty Care Service Line)

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 1 vacancy - Iowa City, IA

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION NOT TO EXCEED SIX MONTHS. This temporary position will end on the not to exceed date, may be terminated before the not to exceed date, may be extended or may be made permanent without further recourse to merit promotion procedures. When the temporary appointment is terminated, the employee will be returned to his/her former position for which qualified at the former grade and appropriate step to which the employee would be entitled if the temporary position had not taken place.

A vacancy exists for one full-time (1.0) Licensed Practical Nurse under the Outpatient Specialty Surgery Clinical Manager, Surgical Specialty Care Service Line at the Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The incumbent will be responsible for many different functions including administration and support of the OTTR (Organ Transplant Tracking Record) database that is being instituted in the Renal Transplant office. Training will be provided for OTTR transplant database use.

The incumbent will be responsible for retrieving and charting post-transplant patient lab results. This position will include retrieving test results and patient information from referring providers. This incumbent will be involved with wait list management, which involves updating necessary test/consults on patients on the transplant waiting list. This person will be working closely with the transplant coordinators, and other inpatient care areas. The incumbent will be participating in patient teaching and discharge planning.

Transplant clinic occurs every Thursday for pre-transplant evaluations, living donor evaluations and post-transplant follow-up. The incumbent will work closely with the transplant coordinators in caring for the clinic patients.

This position will primarily be 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. However, the position often requires intermittent unplanned extension of the regular tour of duty as patient care needs dictate. Applicants with the following qualifications are invited to apply for the position.

Major Duties

A vacancy exists for one full-time (1.0) Licensed Practical Nurse under the Outpatient Specialty Surgery Clinical Manager, Surgical Specialty Care Service Line at the Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The incumbent will be responsible for many different functions including administration and support of the OTTR (Organ Transplant Tracking Record) database that is being instituted in the Renal Transplant office. Training will be provided for OTTR transplant database use.

The incumbent will be responsible for retrieving and charting post-transplant patient lab results. This position will include retrieving test results and patient information from referring providers. This incumbent will be involved with wait list management, which involves updating necessary test/consults on patients on the transplant waiting list. This person will be working closely with the transplant coordinators, and other inpatient care areas. The incumbent will be participating in patient teaching and discharge planning.

Transplant clinic occurs every Thursday for pre-transplant evaluations, living donor evaluations and post-transplant follow-up. The incumbent will work closely with the transplant coordinators in caring for the clinic patients.

This position will primarily be 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. However, the position often requires intermittent unplanned extension of the regular tour of duty as patient care needs dictate. Applicants with the following qualifications are invited to apply for the position.

How to Apply

You must submit your application so that it will be received by the closing date of this announcement no later than 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST).

All interested applicants should submit a written memorandum or resume with cover letter describing their qualifications for this position.

If you are claiming veterans’ preference or eligibility for VRA or VEOA, provide basic eligibility information in your cover letter. You will be contacted to request submission of the DD-214 and, if disabled, an SF-15 with letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Tentative five-point preference will be granted to Veterans initially. Full preference will be granted upon receipt of your paperwork.

If you are a current or former federal employee, please submit a copy of your most recent SF 50.

Application mailed using government postage or through an internal federal government mail system will not be considered.


Contact Information:
Ms. Melissa Close

Phone: (319)-338-0581 Ext. 6723

Fax: (319)-887-4977


Or write:
Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Attn: Human Resources (05)
601 Highway 6 West
Iowa City, IA 52246

US

Fax: (319)-887-4977


What To Expect Next:
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. You will be notified of the outcome.