Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

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Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Job Summary

We, ATC Athens Healthcare want you - LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) for immediate hire to join our warm, safe, and friendly team.
Locations: Carrollton GA, Cedartown GA, Bremen GA.

ATC North GA can help you pick and choose the shifts you like We are actively hiring professional and ambitious Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) for immediate placement.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides skilled nursing services to patients in facilities, including hospitals; long term care and psychiatric hospitals; centers for the developmentally disabled; public health facilities; and veterans' hospitals under the direction of a professional registered nurse or medical doctor and provide a variety of related services to maintain a therapeutic environment. Please Text Becky at .

ABOUT US

For more than 40 years, ATC Healthcare has provided leading nurses and healthcare professionals to hospitals and facilities nationwide. Healthcare systems around the U.S., including municipal health systems, multi-unit senior care companies, governments, school systems, VMS, and MSP vendors, trust us to deliver more than 100,000 nurses and other healthcare professionals on demand. If you have a track record of success in healthcare, we want you to join us!

We offer the following benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Referral program
• 401k Plan
• Flexible Schedules
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Identity theft insurance
• Compensation $24-$26 per hour

Reporting
Reports to the franchise manager and to client supervisors and managers.

Education
Completion of an accredited licensed practical nursing program.

Licensure
The current and unencumbered license in the GA state.

Experience
At least one year of experience in the last 3 years.

Environmental Working Conditions

• Work sites vary.
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially infectious materials.
• The physical demands are representative of those that may be required by an employee to successfully perform the representative duties and responsibilities of the job. Applicant should be able to read medical equipment and documents. Pushing carts and medical equipment may be a component of the job.
• Ability to assist with moving patients, transporting patients may be required.
• Some states or clients may required an employment physical.

Representative Duties and Responsibilities

• Complies with ATC Healthcare Services policies and procedures.
• The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) performs nursing acts, functions or performs tasks under the delegation/supervision of the registered nurse, medical physician or midlevel providers (e.g., PA's, NP's).
• Administers nursing procedures to patients in accordance with patients nursing care plans, such as sterile dressing, soaks, compresses, enemas, suppositories, tube feeding, oxygen therapy, range of motion therapy, catheterization, diabetic care, pre- and post-operative care, etc.
• Sets up prescribed medications in accordance with patients' nursing care plans.
• Administers medications to patients orally, intra-muscularly or subcutaneously.
• Monitors effects of medications, records medications given to patients' reactions.
• Assists in rehabilitation programming and activities for residents, such as:
  • License Development of social skills
  • Development of daily living skills
  • Reality orientation
  • Recreational skills, etc.
• Records treatment given to patients; takes/records and monitors patients' health.
• Transports/accompanies patients to procedures.
• If the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is currently IV certified, may perform limited IV tasks as permitted by the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) nurse
• practice act in the state of practice and as permitted by facility protocols.
• Maintains confidentiality related to patient, family, client facility and staff in accordance with the Health
• Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Provides patient care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that considers cultural diversityand age appropriateness so that autonomy, rights, and dignity are preserved. 13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Duties: Please note this job summary is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may vary by assignment and may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer: ATC Healthcare Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. M/F/D/V EOE

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