Travel LPN - LPN

American Traveler is hiring an LPN for a Long Term Acute Care unit, requiring an Oregon LPN license and 18 months of LTAC or hospital experience.

Job Details

• LTAC (Long Term Acute Care) unit within a hospital setting,
• Discharge Ready Unit,
• Night shift (3x12 hours, 19:00-07:30) with 36 or 48 hour weekly options,
• Must be available to work all weekdays and weekends, with a weekend rotation requirement (either every other weekend or every weekend),
• Epic EMR experience required,
• Patient ratio of 1:10,
• May be required to float within the facility or to nearby affiliated facilities, with priority floating to a facility approximately 15 minutes away,

Job Requirements

• Current Oregon LPN license required, or valid temporary authorization to practice while obtaining licensure (license required if applicable),
• Minimum 18 months of LTAC or hospital experience required,
• Minimum 1 year of overall nursing experience,
• Current BLS certification required,
• Community hospital and LTAC experience preferred,
• Skilled in wound care, wound vac management, IV therapy, medication administration, and patient assessment,
• Experience with feeding tube care, foley catheter insertion, and pre/post hemodialysis management preferred,
• Experience with behavioral health, hospice, and end-of-life care preferred,

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care including admissions, discharges, vital sign monitoring, pain assessment, wound care, and medication administration as part of a multidisciplinary health care team,
• Support patient well-being through intake/output monitoring, isolation precautions, and skin and wound care,
• Assist with IV therapy, central line blood draws, and maintenance of IV pumps,
• Participate in patient and family education, including end-of-life and hospice care support when applicable,
• Weekend coverage required as part of scheduled rotation,
• Former employees of this health system must wait six months from their termination date before being eligible for a travel assignment,
• Candidates may only be considered for one position within this health system at a time; additional unit preferences must be communicated at the time of initial submission,
• Finalized time-off requests must be submitted prior to consideration; late requests may affect eligibility,
• Block scheduling is not accommodated