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Sthenos Technologies
Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Somerset, PA | $42/hr | Float
Job Description
Schedule Float Position, 8-hour shifts The employee may work up to two different shifts within a two-week period . Every other weekend off Major holidays required Sthenos Technologies is seeking Correctional Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) for contract assignments at SCI Laurel Highlands in Somerset, Pennsylvania. The LPN will provide nursing care and treatment within a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections healthcare environment. Responsibilities Provide practical nursing care to inmates and patients Implement established nursing care plans Prepare, administer, and document medications and treatments Observe and report changes in physical and emotional condition Take and record vital signs Collect clinical specimens Maintain progress notes and administrative nursing reports Perform medication calculations and medication administration Perform wound care, venipuncture, glucometer testing, EKGs, tuberculin testing, ostomy care and other approved LPN procedures Work within correctional healthcare and institutional security procedures May oversee unlicensed personnel within an assigned clinical area These duties are consistent with the Commonwealth correctional LPN specifications in the staffing document. Requirements Current Pennsylvania Practical Nurse license or eligibility to sit for the Practical Nurse Licensure Examination Electronic medical record documentation ability Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Ability to work a float schedule Ability to work required major holidays Ability to satisfy correctional facility credentialing requirements To Apply Email your resume to careers@sthenostechnologies.com with Correctional
LPN - VMS 791021
in the subject line.Pay:
$38.00 - $42.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per weekWork Location:
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A Licensed Practical Nurse or Vocational Nurse provides basic medical care under the direction of registered nurses and other healthcare specialists. The tasks that they are permitted to perform vary by state, but usually include changing bandages, checking blood pressure, or helping feed patients. May work in hospitals, nursing homes, or other healthcare facilities.
$65,024 / year median in Pennsylvania
+10% projected growth