GS-04: Candidates may be appointed at or advanced to GS-4 if they meet any of the criteria below: (a) Six months of qualifying experience as an LPN or LVN; OR (b) Graduation from an approved school and one year of experience that involved nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures; OR (c) Graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months duration. These duties include participation in daily team huddles, ensuring quality of care, familiarity with procedural treatments and therapies, ensuring safety on the unit, participation in unit performance improvement activities, passing medications, evaluating patients, reporting changes in conditions, and other nursing duties as assigned within the scope of practice.