(Archived) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN)

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN / LVN) job in Aurora, CO.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) job is on Buckley Air Force Base and is a civilian position providing services within the extensive military medical system, which provides services to active duty service members, military retirees, and their families. Civilian and military personnel work together in the hospitals and clinics.

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN / LVN) Job Highlights:

• Any U.S. state license honored
• Days Only!
• Monday - Friday Only!
• Full-time hours
• PTO + Paid Federal Holidays
• Health, Dental, and Vision plans

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN / LVN) minimum Job Qualifications:

• Degree: Certificate
• Graduate from an accredited nursing program accredited by NLNAC or CCNE and the CO state agency
• BLS for Healthcare Providers by AHA OR MTN emblem
• One year of LPN experience
• LPN/LVN License: current, active, unrestricted. Any U.S. state or jurisdicition honored

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN / LVN) Job Overview:

• Initiate, perform and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
• Complete assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions, use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments, and accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
• Observe, identify and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education.
• Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous) and perform treatments according to established policies/procedures.
• Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
• Perform support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient's condition before, during, and following the procedure.
• Orient peers and ancillary personnel to unit policies and procedures, skills, and standards of practice.
• Integrate healthy work environment principles that result in improved patient healthcare delivery, education of patients and their families and employee satisfaction.