LICENSED VOCATIONAL PRACTICAL NURSE
LICENSED VOCATIONAL PRACTICAL NURSE
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Job Description
Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse LVN/LPN FCITallahassee FL
Work Location:
Bureau of Prisons
Federal Correctional Institution
501 Capital Circle NE
Tallahassee FL 32301
- Citizenship Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Clearance Requirements: National Background Check with Inquires Fingerprints and Drug Screen
- Type of Employment: FullTime 40 hours per week
- Estimate Pay: Up to $45500 $52500 per year
- Paid Time Off per Year: 80hours per year occurring on day one.
- Sick Leave per Year: 56hours per year occurring on day one.
- Paid Federal Holidays : Eleven (11) Paid Federal Holidays
Summary of Duties:
The Nurse Practitioner will provide medical services for the prison population at the Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee Florida.
Qualifications
- Be a graduate from an accredited Vocational/Practical Nursing school or program.
- Maintain current licensure as a Vocational/Practical Nurse in the State of Florida.
- Be CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified in accordance with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
**Copies of all certification and resume must be forward with your application.
Attire:
The Nurse Practitioner is expected to wear professional clothing while on duty (scrub uniforms are approved). The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the contract employee will be performing.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical dental and vision options.
- Outstanding career growth potential.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide direct patient care services in accordance with legal ethical and institutional standards through the evaluation of patients and therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff.
- Perform nursing duties within the scope of the current licensure.
- Administer medications as prescribed i.e. by mouth intradermally subcutaneously or intramuscularly.
- Assist with distribution of medications at pill line.
- Monitor and evaluate the response to therapy.
- Perform skin testing.
- Perform venipuncture for the purpose of obtaining laboratory specimens.
- Record and document patient care activities on appropriate records such as health history.
- Record diagnostic testing i.e. venipuncture for laboratory studies visual acuity testing EKGs (per instructions from midlevel practitioners or physicians).
- Process labs work to include filing on a daily basis.
- Maintain accurate logs of all reports in accordance with Bureau of Prisons and JACHO policy Screen laboratory tests/results for normal/abnormal lad values and notify the physician or physicians.
- Ensure all sharps are secured accounted for stored and disposed of according to institutional and national policy.
- Assist the midlevel practitioners and physicians in the management and oversight of daily scheduling.
- Possess knowledge of treatment of chronic health problems i.e. hypertension diabetes and asthma.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
- Adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
- Ability and skill to operate EKG and laboratory equipment.
- Knowledge of mental health disorders and must have the ability to screen for gross mood changes.
- Ability to provide basic first aid prevention care and guidance in treating a variety of common illnesses/injuries.
- Properly triage sickcall complaints and refer to RN or APP as appropriate.
- Assist with intake screening and exit summaries for AIC transfers.
- Perform duties as required but accept only those nursing assignments that are commensurate with his/her educational preparation training experience and nursing licensure laws.
ABOUT US:
Fidelity Partners is a Inc. 5000 USA company that provides medical technical logistical and administrative services to the federal government and commercial Clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to learn more about us at or or call us at (210)or apply at
Fidelity Partners provides equal employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws (EoE).
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type
Full Time
