Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Licensed practical nurse

Company : Virgina Department of Corrections

Pay Rate : $24.00-$30.40 / Hour

# of Openings : 12 :

Location : Richmond, VA, United States

Salary :

| Title with the year of experience | Employee Rate

| LPN with 1-4 years of experience  | $24.00

| LPN with 5-9 years of experience  | $27.20

| LPN with 10-plus years of experience  | $30.40

Description :

Note : - Please review the remark section.

• Provides evidence-based nursing care utilizing the nursing process, principles, practices and techniques of general nursing care as determined by Standards of Practice under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Screens for sick call, administers medications, and provides first aid and basic life support to patients and employees as needed.
• Maintains open lines of communication with security and treatment staff while providing input and feedback to assist the facility provider in organizing a treatment plan.
• Records all pertinent information into the medical record.
• Interfaces with other departments as needed.
• Promotes continued competence through education / certification with a focus on correctional nursing.
• Nurses must have the ability to work hours, days and locations as assigned along with being capable and available to provide coverage as needed to meet institutional needs.
• Organizational Objective : Provide total health care to offenders (routine, chronic and emergent care), maintaining continuity of care from admission to discharge in a correctional facility Safe medication administration following DOC policy Provide employee health services in accordance with policy Follows operational policies / procedures, Health Services guidelines / policies, ACA standards of care, and Board of Health professionals' scope of practice Minimum Qualifications Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Must possess and maintain a valid unrestricted Virginia LPN license issued by the board of nursing or a multi-state compact license (if you are a recent graduate of a nursing program in VA and not licensed, the NCLEX-PN exam must be scheduled at the time of application) Demonstrated ability to screen complaints of physical ailments and refer necessary cases to other medical professionals Experience in carrying out provider's orders in applying treatments Maintaining appropriate documentation Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers with current certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or client (ARC) is required upon hire Ability to follow oral and written instructions

6 months contract.

Remarks :

Baskerville Correctional Center 4150 Hayes Mill Rd, Baskerville, VA 23915

1 LPN (day) 7a-730p

Facility Buckingham Correctional Center - VA-20, Dillwyn, VA 23936

LPN-$36

3 LPN (day) 5a-5p

Coffeewood Correctional Center - 12352 Coffeewood Dr, Mitchells, VA 22729

1 LPN (day) 7a-730p

CVCU13 - Cntrl Va Correctional Unit 13 (6900 Courthouse Rd, Chesterfield, VA 23832,)

1 LPN (evening) 12p-1030p

Dillwyn Correctional Center - 1522 Prison Rd, Dillwyn, VA 23936, United States

1 LPN (night) 8p-830a

Halifax Correctional Center - 1200 Farm Rd, South Boston, VA 24592

2 LPN (day & night) 6a-630p & 6p-630a

Rustburg Correctional Unit - 479 Camp 9 Rd #9, Rustburg, VA 24588

1 LPN (night) 7p-730a

1 LPN (day) 7a-730p

Virginia Correctional Center for Women - 2841 River Rd W, Goochland, VA 23063

1 LPN (night) 8p-830a