LPN Medical-Surgical
About The Position
TalentBurst is recruiting an LVN/LPN for a 13-week Medical-Surgical assignment at Rochester General Hospital, a 528-bed acute care teaching hospital in Rochester, New York. The role requires floating within the clinician’s skill set and managing an assigned patient group with RN support. The patient population includes people with COPD exacerbations, infections, failure to thrive, and social issues. The schedule is 48 hours per week, working 12-hour shifts from 7 PM to 7 AM, with an alternate 7 AM to 7 PM shift. Staff work every other weekend and every other holiday, if needed. The facility may cancel up to three shifts during the 13-week contract without charges. Scrubs may be any combination of navy blue and white.
Requirements
- Active New York single-state LPN license; pending licenses are not accepted.
- BLS certification.
- Acute care experience within the last two years.
- Ability to manage an assigned patient group with RN support.
- Epic charting experience.
- Required clinical skills include vital signs, pain assessment, intake and output, isolation precautions, restraints, oxygen administration, feeding tube management, telemetry, 12-lead EKG, medication administration, IV therapy with pumps, blood glucose monitoring, basic wound care, JP/Hemovac drains, Foley insertion, clean-catch urine collection, specimen labeling, bathing, mouth care, and reporting patient-status changes to an RN or MD.
Responsibilities
- Manage an assigned patient group with RN support.
- Float within the clinician’s skill set.
- Perform vital-sign checks and pain assessments; monitor intake and output; follow isolation precautions and use restraints as required.
- Administer oxygen and manage feeding tubes, telemetry, and 12-lead EKGs.
- Administer medications by oral, IM, SQ, NG/G-tube, ear-drop, and eye-drop routes.
- Provide IV therapy using pumps and monitor blood glucose.
- Provide basic wound care and manage JP/Hemovac drains.
- Insert Foley catheters and collect clean-catch urine specimens.
- Label specimens; provide bathing and mouth care; report changes in patient status to the RN or MD.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Retirement options
- Competitive compensation
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