Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN (Community Living Center)

divh2Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/h2pAnsible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to support the Community Living Center at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hospital located at 2094 Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY 10548. Multiple shift schedules are available. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers./ppAnsible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers success as if it is their own./ph3Responsibilities/h3ulliObtains patient history and patient family history/liliPerforms quality control checks and operator maintenance for a variety of patient care equipment/liliAssists in identifying patient needs and implementing the plan of care/liliDocuments care given and patient response in the medical record/liliPrepares patient for physical examination/liliCarries out prescribed nurse initiated, nurse practitioner, and physician orders and documents in patient medical record/liliCommunicates pertinent patient data to the appropriate provider/liliPossesses knowledge of actions and usual dosages of most commonly used emergency drugs and their location/liliRecognizes emergency situations and initiates appropriate resuscitative measures/liliAssists in patient/family education regarding prescribed medications/therapies/diagnostic procedures/liliAssesses patient/family knowledge level, implements plan of instructions, and records patient/family demonstrated level of understanding/liliEnsures content and correctness of a prepared reports and signs documents to validate content/liliParticipates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards and established procedures/liliResponds to telephone inquiries regarding ward services and/or follow-up ancillary reports/liliAssists with ward related administrative tasks/liliAdministers oxygen, intravenous fluids, and prescribed medications in accordance with VA policy/liliDemonstrates sensitivity to cultural diversity, race, gender, and other individual differences in the workforce, in the Veteran population, and in the community/liliOther duties as assigned/li/ulh3Qualifications/h3ulliEducation: Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate State agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) at the time the program was completed by the applicant./liliHas been actively practicing as an LPN for at least one year within the past three years/liliIs capable of providing nursing care for adult medical and surgical patients/liliHas and maintains current AHA BLS certification/liliHas no health or physical disability restrictions that interfere with the performance of assigned duties/liliHas documented training and skills verification/liliNo sponsorship available/li/ulpstrongPosition Pays: /strong$36 - $41.09/hr/ppstrongAll candidates must be able to:/strong/pulliSit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift/liliLift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist/liliLift up to 20 lbs/liliCarry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance/liliPush/pull with 30 lbs of force/li/ulpstrongAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran./strong/p/div