Licensed Practical Nurse / Vocational Nurse Day Shift
Location: Bethesda, MD
Company: Decypher
Job Description Apply Now
Join Decypher and make a direct impact on the health and readiness of America’s service members, veterans, and their families. Since 2008 Decypher has offered healthcare industry professionals careers where their expertise is valued, and their work makes a meaningful impact. Decypher partners with the Defense Health Agency to deliver professional services, technology, and management solutions. Our mission is to provide and support quality care for our veterans, servicemembers and their families, across the United States.
12-hour shifts! Flesbile 4-6 day shifts per month.
Job Summary: Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurse to support the mission at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Bethesda, MD)
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Diploma of LPN or LVN, from and accredited National League of Nursing (NLN) approved program.
- Licensure: Valid, unrestricted, LPN/LVN license at least 1 state, territory, or commonwealth of the U.S
- Certifications: Must have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Experience: Licensed Practical Nurse for 1 year prior to start of work at the MTF. Must have Acute Care hospital or Inpatient Rehab Facility or Center experience
Key Responsibilities:
- Knowledge of a wide range of medical disorders/conditions, diagnostic studies and treatments related to prevention, and detection of illnesses in adults, is desirable.
- The contracted LPN/LVN will be knowledgeable in professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures to perform nursing assignments of moderate difficulty and experience in assessing adult and geriatric patients, as appropriate.
- Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records.
- Demonstrate professionalism in conduct to include but not limited to interactions with other team members, willingness to admit areas where improvement in skill is needed, honesty in documentation of work hours and leave requests, receive, and respond to feedback provided by other members of the team.
- Use the nursing process as a basis for professional practice. The contracted LPN/LVN will demonstrate proper assessment, preparation of patients for treatments and procedures, to include surgical interventions.
- Perform/assist with clinic specific procedures, in accordance with established policies, and guidelines used in the MTF and IAW JC guidelines. Supervise all paraprofessionals necessary in the care and treatment of the patient. Skill in setting up, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers and other clinic specific equipment
Work Schedule: 6:45am to 7:15pm at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Decypher is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce (M/F/D/V)