Virtual Care Licensed Vocational Nurse

Community Living Center Licensed Practical Nurse
Community Living Center Licensed Practical Nurse serves under general supervision and contributes to the interdisciplinary healthcare team development of the patient's overall health plan and in carrying out assigned nursing interventions.
Duties may include but not limited to:

Be available to deploy with 72 hours' notice within 2 windows of time per calendar year, for up to a month at a time
Work in a high-stress environment, possibly in austere conditions or an emergency setting
Treat or provide direct patient care within the requirements of practice/privileges/licensure
Participate in CDT training activities and demonstrate readiness to apply professional skills to a range of emergency situations
Ensure qualifications and required certifications are maintained, including Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification
Maintain CDT physical readiness requirements, vaccinations, and safety precautions related to infection control
Taking vital signs, pain screening, applying binders, bandages, and restraints, and adhering to isolation practices.
Prepares medications and administers via ordered route, and appropriately documents intervention.
Provides a range of customer focused nursing care and treatment procedures to patients/residents: Personal hygiene, grooming, turning, lifting and positioning patients/residents to prevent decubitus/stimulate circulation; insert nasogastric tubes, tube feeding, monitoring and maintaining rate of IV fluids; assisting in maintenance of patency of gastric and urinary drainage; performing urinary catheterizations, administering all types of enemas; assisting patients with nebulization treatment.
Collects data for patient assessments and documents in a timely and accurate manner.
Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team planning conference.
Prepares and administers prescribed medications (orally and intramuscular injections).
Checks narcotics, certifying correctness with the off-going and on-coming registered nurse.
Assists with rehabilitative/restorative aspects of care, sensory stimulations, Reality Orientation, Social and Reminiscent group sessions; patient's/resident's participating in individual/group and ADL, other prescribed therapies.
Recognizes signs of cardiac/respiratory arrests and choking; initiating Code Blue signals, applying CPR measures and other resuscitative measures.
Fosters a positive climate that is socially, emotionally, and physically comfortable for patients/residents and families.
Reports promptly to duty as scheduled and carrying out assignments in a timely manner.
Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm, 3:30pm-12:00am, 12:00am-8:30am. All tours are subject to a rotating schedule that includes weekends and holidays. Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Functional Statement #: 60029F, 6008F, 6009F, 619-59890-A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized