LPN - Med / Surg - Rochester, NY - RP 26-13779

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse – Medical-Surgical
Location: Rochester, NY
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Night Shift | 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM or Day Shift | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | 12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend | Every Other Holiday, as Needed
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes

Pay Rate

Local: $35 – $37/hour
Traveler: $38 – $40/hour

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced LPN to provide nursing care on a complex medical-surgical/telemetry unit serving medical, orthopedic, and complex long-term care patients.

Required Qualifications

• Active New York single-state LPN license. Pending licenses are not accepted.

• Current BLS certification.

• Acute care experience within the last 2 years.

• EPIC charting experience.

• Ability to manage an independent patient assignment with RN support.

• Clinical experience with blood product administration, central and peripheral line care, phlebotomy, PICC line management, and starting and maintaining IVs.

• Experience with oxygen administration, including HFNC, nasal cannula, and oxygen tanks.

• Tracheostomy care, feeding tube management, wound care, wound vacs, and surgical drains.

• Knowledge of heparin protocols, telemetry monitoring, and temporary and permanent pacemaker management.

• Experience with isolation precautions, Rapid Response and Code teams, medical-surgical/telemetry care, orthopedic trauma, and total joint replacements.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients on a complex medical-surgical unit, including medical patients, orthopedic overflow patients, and complex long-term patients.

• Manage an assigned patient load with RN support.

• Monitor patient conditions, identify changes, and report concerns promptly to the clinical team.

• Administer medications and treatments according to provider orders, facility protocols, and scope of practice.

• Perform IV therapy, peripheral and central line care, PICC line management, and phlebotomy.

• Monitor oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula and high-flow nasal cannula, and provide tracheostomy care.

• Provide feeding tube care, wound care, wound vac management, and surgical drain care.

• Follow blood product administration procedures and heparin protocols.

• Monitor patients on telemetry and recognize changes requiring escalation.

• Follow isolation precautions and infection prevention protocols.

• Activate Rapid Response or Code teams when indicated.

• Support patients receiving orthopedic trauma treatment and recovering from total joint replacements.

• Document assessments, interventions, treatments, and patient responses accurately in EPIC.

• Collaborate with RNs and other healthcare professionals to provide safe, coordinated care.

• Float to other units within the nurse’s skill set as required.