Licensed Practical Nurse

Established in 1994, NiteLines USA has successfully delivered contract support services to more than 144 government institutions and medical treatment facilities across the country. We're a dynamic and growing organization, offering a wide range of employment opportunities. We are seeking professionals and dedicated individuals to be part of our team, where integrity, respect, accountability, and collaboration are among our core principles. Work with a dedicated and caring organization and start doing your life's best work.\n\nNiteLines USA is currently looking for Licensed Practical Nurses to join the team! The prospective employee will provide Licensed Practical Nurse services as delineated below for the inmate population at the Federal Prison Camp, Alderson, West Virginia.\n\nLocation : Federal Bureau Prisons, FPC Alderson, One Glen Ray Road, Alderson, WV 24910.\n\nPay : $28.13 per hour.\n\nBenefits : \n

• $1,000 Sign-on bonus (with a one-year commitment).\n
• 401(k).\n
• Dental insurance.\n
• Health insurance.\n
• Life insurance.\n
• Paid time off.\n
• Sick leave.\n
• Vision insurance.\n
• 11 paid holidays.\n\nSchedule : \n\nWill normally work Monday through Friday OR Friday, Saturday, Sunday (except Federal holidays), normally between the hours of 6 : 00am and 6 : 00pm, with a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period, (if applicable).\n\nA flexible work schedule is an option to be exercised if needed for weekend coverage not to exceed 40 sessions per week. A session will equal one (1) hour.\n\nGeneral requirements and responsibilities : \n\nAll duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the field of services, and compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations. The employee(s) shall adhere to all standards and regulations associated with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and American Correctional Association Foundation / Core Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions, Center for Disease Control, and Bureau of Prisons Policy and Procedures. The employee's performance shall be monitored by the HAS and / or CM. The employee must have the ability to work with an inmate population from a variety of cultural, regional, racial and ethnic backgrounds.\n\nResponsibilities : \n
• Incumbent provides a range of standard patient care, setting priorities and deadlines for patient care as necessary prior to notifying the supervisor via established protocols and standing orders for handling inmate complaints during sick call under the guidance of a Supervisory Clinical Nurse, MLP, and Physicians. Provides nursing care appropriate to the level of education and training for acutely or chronically ill patients.\n
• Duties include managing patient flow and triage, responding to institution emergencies with Registered Nurse, Mid-level practitioner or Physician back up, screening new arrivals, assessing inmates returning from consultant visits or hospitalizations under the guidance of a Supervisory Clinical Nurse, MLP, and Physicians.\n
• Providing patient education.\n
• The nurse provides first aid and assists with providing emergency medical care to inmates injured in fights and / or accidents. The nurse will assist with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.\n
• Administers and documents medications accurately according to policy / procedure and physician orders.\n
• Recognizes and reports adverse drug reactions and side effects.\n
• Provides documentation in the medical record which is descriptive of patients' conditions and relates to the current treatment plan.\n
• Responds and intervenes appropriately to emergencies and submits written documentation.\n
• Will collect patient information including vital signs and blood pressure checks, as well as providing dressing changes, administering treatments and / or medications, EKG's, and or other assignment as needed. etc. These assignments require LPNs to immediately recognize and respond to serious situations, sometimes before notifying an RN. Reports significant abnormalities to the Registered Nurse, MLP, and or the Physicians.\n
• Utilizes resources appropriately. Collaborates with and informs a Registered Nurse, MLP, Physicians of any changes in patient's behavior, health status or any other patient care concerns or significant changes.\n
• Communicates effectively with patients and health care team members.\n
• Performs patient care, treatments and procedures being about to immediately recognize and respond to serious situations, sometimes before notifying an RN of significant abnormalities.\n
• Accurately uses Glucometer 3 to check patient's glucose level.\n
• Checks control.\n
• Accurately performs hemoccult testing and control measures.\n
• Performs 12 lead EKG.\n
• Measures and records body temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure to the medical record.\n
• Reports significant abnormalities to the Registered Nurse, MLP and or the Physician.\n
• Applies the principles of asepsis and infection control.\n
• Maintain daily sick call list / call out.\n\nEducation and qualifications : \n
• Must maintain certification and / or licensure and must have graduated from an accredited school.\n
• Must be certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support (CPR) and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).\n
• Must have one or more current years of experience in their discipline.\n
• Correctional experience is desirable but not required.