Licensed Practical Nurse

Description

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. has exciting Licensed Practical Nurse openings working in the Medical Department at the Carbon County Prison located in Nesquehoning, PA. In this role you will be providing comprehensive nursing care and perform duties under supervision of an RN.

Open Positions:

Full Time LPN - Day positions available. ($20,000.00 SOB for this position)

Full Time LPN - Evening positions available.

Part Time LPN - Day positions available.

$5000.00 sign on bonus for full time!!

Correctional nursing provides a challenging and exciting world of opportunities for nurses today. In correctional healthcare, nurses are provided the opportunity to apply their hands-on assessment and clinical nursing skills on a day-to-day basis.

Responsibilities:

• The Licensed Practical Nurse will primarily be responsible for providing comprehensive nursing care. Other responsibilities include:
• Maintaining security of all medical records
• Ensuring strict compliance to all applicable pharmacy regulations
• Maintaining accurate records of all controlled substances, narcotics and sharps in accordance with applicable state and federal laws
• Conducting sick call for inmate / patients and provide treatment for selected minor illnesses and injuries.
• Observing, reporting, and documenting symptoms, reactions and progress of patients and participating in the formulation of the plan of nursing care
• Record, retrieve and file medical information in the inmate/patient medical record
• Accompanies and assists PCM physicians during facility rounds

This position provides a 2 week orientation period where you will be training on-the-job and shadowing with the nursing staff.

Benefits:
PrimeCare believes in offering a competitive compensation and benefits package to their employees. Standard benefits for full-time employees include Medical, Dental, and Vision (Single and Family plans are both available). We also offer Life Insurance and Disability options, Generous PTO, Floating Holidays, 401k with match, and a tuition reimbursement program.

Additional Compensation: In addition to the hourly pay rate PrimeCare Medical also offers Overtime Pay, Shift Differential and Weekend Differential compensation, Premium Holiday Pay, as well as Sign on Bonus and Employee Referral Bonus opportunities.

Requirements

Qualified applicants will have the following requirements:

• Active LPN license in the state the facility is located
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong patient assessment skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Demonstrate clinical competency