Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) - Medical-Surgical - Rochester, NY - 26-13779

Job Description

Job Description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) – Medical-Surgical

Location: Rochester, New York

Job Type: Travel/Contract

Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Contract

Shift: Day or Night

Shift Schedule: 4 × 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week

Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend Holiday

Requirement: Must be available to work every other holiday, if needed

Pay Package

• Local Candidates: $1,400–$1,600 per week

• Travel Candidates: $1,900–$2,000 per week

Note: Travel and housing reimbursements are not provided.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) – Medical-Surgical for a 13-week contract assignment in Rochester, New York. The ideal candidate will have recent acute-care experience and the ability to manage an assigned patient workload with support from a Registered Nurse (RN).

The role involves providing nursing care to patients with complex medical and surgical needs, including orthopedic conditions and long-term care requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to patients in a medical-surgical and complex-care setting.

• Manage an assigned patient workload with support from an RN.

• Monitor patient conditions and document assessments, interventions, and outcomes.

• Administer and monitor oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula and high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC).

• Perform central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care and management.

• Assist with IV initiation and maintenance, phlebotomy, and blood product administration as authorized.

• Provide tracheostomy care, feeding tube management, and wound care, including wound vac management.

• Follow heparin protocols and support patients with pacemakers and telemetry monitoring.

• Care for patients requiring orthopedic trauma treatment, total joint replacements, and surgical drain management.

• Follow isolation precautions and respond appropriately to rapid response and code team situations.

• Maintain accurate documentation using the EPIC electronic medical record system.

• Float to other units within the nurse's scope of practice and competency.

Required Qualifications

• LPN diploma or equivalent qualifying nursing education.

• Active New York State LPN license required at the time of submission; pending licenses are not accepted.

• Minimum of 2 years of recent acute-care experience, within the last 2 years.

• Ability to manage an assigned patient workload with RN support.

• Previous experience in medical-surgical, complex care, or telemetry settings.

• EPIC EMR experience required.

• First-time travelers are accepted.

Required Certification

- BLS – American Heart Association (AHA).

Required Clinical Skills

Candidates should have experience with the following:

• Blood product administration

• Central line and peripheral line care

• PICC line management

• Phlebotomy and IV initiation/maintenance

• Oxygen administration, HFNC, and nasal cannula

• Oxygen tank management

• Tracheostomy care and management

• Feeding tube care and management

• Heparin protocols

• Pacemaker care and telemetry monitoring

• Rapid response and code team procedures

• Isolation precautions

• Wound care and wound vac management

• Medical-surgical and telemetry nursing

• Orthopedic trauma and total joint replacements

• Surgical drain management