Travel LPN / LVN
Waymart, PA
GLC On-The-Go
5x8 hrs

Job description
GLC Government services is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to work in a Federal Correctional Facility on a Government contract in Waymart, PA. New & Recent graduates are Welcomed to apply!

Place of performance: USP Canaan Correctional Facility
Schedule: Services will be scheduled between the hours f 7am and 3:30pm Monday through Friday, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break. No holidays or weekends are required.

Qualifications:
• Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse with valid state license from any state.
• Must hold an active CPR certification.
• Will accept new Graduates
Job Duties:
• Evaluate patients and provision of therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff.
• Administers medications as prescribed or ordered for the patients, including immunizing agents and perform skin testing.
• Perform venipuncture and administer and withdraw intravenous fluids.
• Counseling patients as needed under the direction of mid-level provider and/or supervising physician.
• Securing a health history from the inmate patient and recording findings in the bureau electronic medical record (BEMR).
• Recording diagnostic testing, i.e., venipuncture for laboratory studies, visual acuity testing, electrocardiogram (EKG), per instructions from the health care providers (Mid-Level Practitioner, or Physician).
• Assist the Physician and Mid-Level Practitioners in the management and oversight of chronic care clinics. Possess basic knowledge of treatment of chronic health problems such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma.
• Review clinical records to ensure data is entered legibly and in the appropriate section of medical record.
• LPN should have knowledge of optometry to screen for distance and near vision, and color blindness.
• The LPN will have the ability and skill to operate EKG, Clinitek equipment, and other CLIA waived laboratory equipment.
• The LPN will have the ability to provide basic first aid, CPR, and preventive care guidance in treating a variety of common illness/injury.
Job Type: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $25.34 per hour

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• Dental/Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid federal Holidays
• Weekly Pay