LPN/LVN - Ambulatory

Spectrum Healthcare Resources • Portsmouth, OH

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Team Health and Spectrum Healthcare Resources has an excellent opportunity for a Licensed Professional Nurse (LPN) in Portsmouth, Ohio. The LPN will be providing Correctional Medical care for those housed at at the Scioto County Sheriff's Office. This is a Full-Time Day Shift position, staffing from 7 am to 7 pm (12-hour shifts) for an adult population. The role involves providing a range of medical care including primary, addiction, urgent, and behavioral health care. The position offers a unique work environment free from coding, billing, insurance, satisfaction surveys, ICD-10, and DRGS. Care is evidence-based, addressing needs rather than wants. The role exposes nurses to a vast array of medical pathology not typically seen in other healthcare settings. The work is socially meaningful as patients are socially marginalized and lack ordinary access to medical care due to lack of insurance, mental illness, or homelessness, making it ideal for those interested in addiction medicine or mental health. The position offers a large degree of medical autonomy and is free of micromanaging, with extensive nursing guidelines in place. It is considered safer than most other healthcare settings due to strict rules regarding weapons, handling of controversial inmates by correctional staff, punishment for acting out, and the ability to stop and restart visits.

Requirements

• Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by a state agency or accredited by the ACEN
• A minimum of 12 months of experience in a primary care setting within the last 24 months
• Active, unrestricted OH LPN license
• BLS from the American Heart Association

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of medical care to include primary, addiction, urgent and behavioral health care
• Address needs, not wants
• Provide care that is evidence based

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree