LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse

$500 SIGN ON BONUS

Job Details :

• Location : Department of Soldier Care, Moncrief Army Health Clinic, Fort Jackson.
• Hours : Monday - Friday 5am-2pm.

Qualifications : Degree / Education :

Certificate / 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)

Certification :

BLS.

Experience :

One year of practical or vocational nurse experience after graduation.

Licensure / Registration :

Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a practical or vocational nurse.

Job Duties and Responsibilities : These duties include but are not limited to the following :

Initiate, perform and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.

Complete assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions, use judgement 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 and 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 principals that result in improved patient healthcare delivery, education of patients and their families and employee satisfaction.

Enters, manipulates, and / or retrieves information and data from automated systems, such as, Genesis and MEDPROS.