LPN LVN I (Monday - Friday)

Camp 57•Angola, LA

About The Position

The LPN/LVN provides practical or vocational nursing care to patients in an institutional or residential health setting. The role works under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician and may supervise unlicensed nursing assistants. The position supports patient screening, examinations, assessments, treatment, medication administration, emergency care, and health-services recordkeeping according to physician orders and protocols. The schedule is Monday through Friday. The stated base pay is $30 per hour, with a $4-per-hour shift differential for 6 A.M. to 6 P.M. and a $6-per-hour differential for 6 P.M. to 6 A.M.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current CPR certification.
A license to practice as a professional nurse.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and customer-service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time-management skills and a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to function well in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing health-support services in a hospital, clinic, or infirmary is highly desirable.
Experience working in an institutional or residential setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with sick-call screening and physical examinations under physician supervision and according to physician orders and protocols.
Record health-care complaints and take patient histories.
Take and record patients’ vital signs.
Collect samples for laboratory examinations and issue routine medications.
Record treatments provided according to physician orders and protocols.
Assist physicians in providing emergency health services during life-threatening medical emergencies, including suicide prevention.
Participate in screening and primary management of health services for offender patients in confinement, following physician orders and protocols.
Maintain examination rooms and check that health-services equipment and supplies are operational, secure, and ready to use.
Participate in continuing education and in-service training.
Maintain health-services records and prepare required reports.
Conduct initial and ongoing medical examinations and assessments and document the results.
Give injections and take blood pressure and temperatures.
Prepare, administer, and record medications.
Collect urine, draw blood, and administer oxygen.
Care for minor wounds using sterile techniques.
Perform other duties as required.