*GhostRX* is looking for Licensed Practical Nurses for Coverage at the *Veteran Affairs Medical Center* in Phoenix, AZ. Multiple specialities available.
*Shift *– 6:30pm - 7:00am
*Specialties: *
* PACT
* Long Term Care
*Local Rate - $29/HR*
*Certifications:*
* LVN / LPN License
* American Heart Association BLS
* 1 year long term/nursing home care experience preferred.
*Job Description: *
* Serves as a member of the nursing team and participates in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care provided.
* Serves as a direct patient care provider and carries out nursing care for assigned patients. Is alert to physical and emotional changes and complications related to patient disease process and reports such immediately to the RN.
* Observes patient’s changing condition and reports and records changes on the nursing progress note and care plan. Enters accurate, complete inform
* Reinforces instructions to patient scheduled for invasive, diagnostic, or pre/post operative procedures. Instruct patients on use of equipment (e.g. oxygen, suction, incentive spirometry, etc.). Reinforces instructions to patients and families on the use of prescribed medications.
* Performs a range of treatment and procedures that include but are not limited to changing sterile dressings, inserting urinary drainage catheters, irrigating catheters and/or nasogastric tubes, irrigation wounds, giving enemas, using various forms of body temperature control, administering oral, topical and intramuscular medications and reporting information concerning adverse effects, caring for patients in isolation, and/or continuous observation status, and giving treatments that require use of specialized oxygen, suction or other supplies.
* Observes, promptly reports, and documents observations regarding the physical and emotional status of patients, including such things as changes in vital signs, bodily functions, clarity of speech and/or orientation to time, place, or person.
* Performs a range of diagnostic support duties which include taking vital signs, during neurological checks, collecting specimens, obtaining laboratory reports, and assisting in a variety of examinations such as lumbar punctures, paracentesis, liver biopsies, thoracentesis, and bone marrow examinations by positioning and draping patients and providing other assistance as necessary.
* Recognizes emergency situations (e.g., cardio-pulmonary arrest, choking, etc.) and takes prompt, appropriate action.
* Initiates emergency measures to control patient’s disruptive or violent behavior. Assumes responsibility for patients requiring constant observation, including those placed on legal holds as a danger to themselves, others, or gravely disabled, which includes fifteen (15) minute documentation of patient’s condition on appropriate forms.
* Prepares, administers, and records prescribed medications in accordance with Medical Center’s Policy and Procedure which shall be provided by the Government upon assignment. Observes and reports physical and emotional reactions to medications.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 36 per week
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Flexible schedule
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
* Geriatrics
* Hospice & Palliative Medicine
* Psychiatry
Supplemental Pay:
* Overtime pay
Experience:
* LVN / LPN: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
* LVN or LPN (Required)
* AHA BLS (Required)
Work Location: In person