Licensed Practical Nurse

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Job description

We are looking for highly skilled LPN's to work at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk, VA. If you have a passion for providing quality patient care, healthcare safety, and showing off your nursing skills, then we are the company to work for. Our nursing teams strive to provide the best quality care to their patients daily. If you have correctional nursing experience, that is a plus or if you are looking to broaden your nursing experience we welcome you to apply as well.

We are offering competitive wages, PTO/ESL, Tuition Assistance, Health Benefits, Employee Assistance Programs and much more!!!!!!!

SUMMARY:

Provide direct nursing care in a jail setting while observing and maintaining the requirements of security.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide direct patient care.

2. Assist patients with ADLs as needed.

3. Accurately collect data pertinent to health of inmate including lab specimens, etc. Administer PPD prior to inmate receiving a complete physical examination by the facility's qualified health professional.

4. Support patient sick call within the limits of licensure. Record history, vital signs and gathers other appropriate data for utilization during physician's sick call. Treat inmates with problems according to established policies and procedures and refer other medical problems to the appropriate clinician.

5. Assist clinician with sick call or minor surgical procedures.

6. Ensure physician/nursing orders are implemented. Use problem-oriented medical records system to chart using SOAP format.

7. Assist with rounds in the infirmary (where appropriate), a minimum of once per shift and record nurse's notes on all inmates. Identify symptoms, reactions and progress of patients on a periodic basis; chart and report problems to supervisor.

8. Administer medications, including injections.

• Ensure prescribed medications are administered as ordered.
• Apply knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in dispensing medications.
• Maintain security while dispensing medications and be continually cognizant of the potential hazard of drug hoarding and trafficking among inmates.
• Accurately document all medications on the Medication Administration Record (MAR), including patient declines or patients off the housing unit at the time of the medication pass.
• Update the MAR as needed.
• Accurately review MARs at each medication pass, identify medications that require reorders or renewals, and that administered medications are signed for immediately.
• Assure medications are ordered correctly.
• Maintain neatness of the medication cart, medication room and other work areas, stocks as needed. Ensure that the medication cart is ready for subsequent medication passes.
• Maintain accountability for narcotic medications.

9. Maintain accountability, destroy and properly dispose of all needles and syringes.

10. Be knowledgeable of infection control guidelines and use good universal technique.

11. Implement procedures for patient transfers to medical facilities, outside health providers, or transfer within the correctional system.

12. Prepare regularly scheduled reports and special reports as necessary.

13. Participate in in-service education, obtaining at least 12 hours annually.

14. Encourages, participates, and supports safety program components including development, education, training, and communications regarding mandatory OSHA trainings and employee health and safety programs.

15. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate from a national or state approved school of vocational nursing.
• Currently licensed to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in defined state
• Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to apply principles of nursing care
• Recognition of signs and symptoms of mental illness, retardation, emotional disturbance or chemical dependency
• Demonstrate the ability to draw blood and administer PPD tests