Join Our Team - Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN/PN)
Are you ready for a rewarding career where you can make a difference in the lives of patients? Look no further – our health squadron is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN/PN) to join our dynamic team.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Degree/Education: Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college, university, or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate State agency. Must graduate from a state Board-accredited program and hold an unrestricted LVN/PN license.
- Experience: One year of practical or vocational nurse experience in clinic, lab, or immunizations. Trainee Health Squadron (THLS) candidates are welcome. Strong computer skills are a must.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a practical or vocational nurse.
- Certifications: Must hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.
Core Duties:
- Initiate, Perform, and Complete Care: Provide exceptional care to variable patient populations, ensuring their well-being and satisfaction.
- Navigate Electronic Medical Records (EMR): Skillfully use EMR software to order studies, medications, create lab labels, and generate armbands for a large population, ensuring accuracy.
- Effective Documentation: Document nursing care in the ambulatory care setting efficiently and accurately.
- Coordinate Patient Care: Collaborate with a diverse team of healthcare professionals to ensure optimal outcomes in clinical care, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
- Compliance with Standards: Adhere to established policies, procedures, and guidelines in the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF).
- Perform Procedures: Assist with various procedures, including administration of oxygen, visual acuity tests, EKGs, irrigation of eyes and ears, tympanograms, splinting, phlebotomy, and other clinic-specific procedures, following established protocols.
- Equipment Maintenance: Ensure all equipment is properly cleaned, stored, and undergoes preventive maintenance as directed. Replenish medication and supplies as needed.
- Orientation and Training: Participate in the orientation and training of newly assigned personnel.
- Flexibility in Shifts: May be required to work various shifts or provide clinical nursing support during the absence of other team nurses due to illness, leave, or deployment.
- Collaboration with Healthcare Providers: Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or clinical nurse specialists in patient care and education.
- Referral Appointments: Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
- Patient-Centered Care: Complete assigned patient care based on patients' conditions, using judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments.
- Emergency Response: Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
Staffing and Scheduling:
- Work shifts between 0600 – 1830, Monday through Friday.
- Scheduled shifts at the discretion of the squadron commander, not exceeding 40 hours per week or 80 hours per two weeks.
- Normal work schedules include 9-hour shifts, with a 1-hour non-paid lunch each day.
If you are passionate about patient care, possess strong computer skills, and thrive in a collaborative healthcare environment, we invite you to apply. Join us in providing exceptional care and making a positive impact on the health and well-being of our community. Apply now and embark on a fulfilling career journey with us!