Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) - 5032

Job Description

Job Description

We have an urgent need for a LPN/LVN at Camp Lejeune Marine Base, NC.

Sign-on Bonus: $2,000 payable with first paycheck!

Core Duties:

• Initiate, perform and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
• Complete assigned patient care based on the patients’ conditions, use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments, and accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
• Observe, identify and respond to the patient’s needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education.
• Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous) and perform treatments according to established policies/procedures.
• Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
• Perform support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient’s condition before, during, and following the procedure.
• Orient peers and ancillary personnel to unit policies and procedures, skills, and standards of practice.
• Integrate healthy work environment principles that result in improved patient healthcare delivery, education of patients and their families and employee satisfaction.

Additional Duties vary dependent upon clinic/department assigned:

Branch Clinics:

• Participate in Team huddles/meetings each day to review scheduled appointments, identify Team requirements (i.e., supplies and equipment and staff support issues related to the day’s scheduled appointments) and scheduled patient requirements (i.e., scrubbing the schedule to identify diagnostic procedures or medical readiness requirements that may be ordered or prepared before the patient appointment).
• Prepare patient electronic health record and other appropriate forms prior to patient’s appointment.
• Assist the team in managing many aspects of patient’s care: referrals, hospitalizations, ER visits, ancillary testing and other as directed to achieve optimum outcomes in safe and cost effective manner.
• Develop/distribute lists of community resources available to patients.
• Establish and maintains a relationship with consulting providers, hospitals, ERs and other frequently utilized healthcare resources to serve as a bridge across the continuum for the patient.
• Coordinate consult/referral/ follow-up/tracking process for the practice.
• Coordinate continuity of care with patient to insure compliance.

Schedule:

Branch Clinics: Monday - Friday for a period of 8.5 hrs. between the hours of 6:45am and 5:00pm, with 30 minute lunch break.

No On-Call, No Weekends, No Holidays!!

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college, university or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate state agency and accredited by the Commission on Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) or another acceptable accreditation body.

Experience: Must have at least one year of recent post-grad clinical experience as a LVN/LPN within the last 2-years.

License: Active, unrestricted license to practice as a LVN/LPN from any state. -- Please identify state of licensure.

Life Support Certification: Current AHA or ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification.

Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. All applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test.

Benefits

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, Health Savings Account available, and more
• Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
• Matching 401K

Base salary: $22.76 - $25.75/Hr

Sign-on Bonus: $2,000 payable with first paycheck!