Temp Hourly Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

As a Licensed Practical Nurse on an assigned shift, you will provide professional nursing services appropriate to individuals served by the program to which you are assigned. Services may include, but are not limited to, monitoring the health status of individuals, providing appropriate interventions, and ensuring proper documentation. You will also participate in staff training, prepare clinical and administrative reports, maintain infection control standards, and function as a member of a treatment team.

Temp Hourly Licensed Practical Nurses will function as relief staff to provide nursing coverage for assigned residential sites within a designated service area. The Licensed Practical Nurse role is essential to the health and safety as it pertains to the medical/nursing needs of our individuals residing in the community. With an aging population, their medical needs have and will continue to increase. A Licensed Practical Nurse will supplement care where additional License Practical Nurse coverage is required.

Primary duties and responsibilities include providing coverage where nursing needs are high and staffing ratios are low. The Licensed Practical Nurse duties may include, but are not limited to, injections, enteral feedings, wound care, insertion of catheters, ostomy care, and nursing assessments. Provides nursing care oversight, charts health status, transcribes physician's orders accurately, and ensures appropriate medication orders and follow up appointments are communicated within the work location. This position will be provided a mentor for training.

Note: You must have a valid driver's license to apply as travel is a part of the duties involved in this position. CPR, First Aid, and Medication Certification will be required by release date.