LPN/LVN

POSITION: LPN- Discharge Lounge

SCHEDULING DETAILS AND CHARTING
• Shift hours/Contract Length: 4x10 10am-7pm, 4 days/week that must include Thursday/Friday and other days can be negotiated.
• Weekend Requirement: Every Other Weekend
• Charting: EPIC experience required
• RTO/Block & Special Scheduling Requests: Must submit requests upon submission
• Call off Policy: The client may cancel (call off) up to three shifts during a 13-week contract period without incurring charges for the canceled hours.
• Holiday Requirement: Must be available to work every other holiday, if needed
• Accept First-Time Travelers: Yes
• Locals Accepted? Radius Rule: Locals accepted for LPN's at *** less.

REQUIRED LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Pending License Accepted: No, Must have an active New York Single State LPN license. (NY is not Compact)
• Required Certifications: BLS

REQUIRED CLINICAL SKILLS
• Experience Required: Must be able to take own patient assignment, with the support of an RN; Acute Care experience within the last 2 years
• Vital signs, pain assessment, intake/output monitoring, isolation precautions, physical restraints, specimen labeling, Oxygen administration via nasal cannula, Feeding tube management, Telemetry monitoring, 12-lead EKG
• Medication administration (oral, IM, SQ, NG/G-tube, ear and eye drops), IV therapy with pumps, blood glucose monitoring
• Wound care basics (simple dressings, JP/Hemovac drains), bathing and mouth care, Foley catheter insertion (male/female), clean catch urine collection, communication of status changes to RN/MD, MS/Tele care setting

UNIT DETAILS AND FLOATING
• Ratios: Days: 1:5-6
• Unit Details: Medical patients - COPD exacerbation, infections, failure to thrive, social issues
• Floating: Will be required to float within skillset
• Scrub Color: Any combination of navy blue and white

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