(Archived) Licensed Practical Nurse - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

Qualifications

• Degree/Education: Must have successfully completed all education and training requirements leading to and graduated from an accredited national, state or military equivalent school for Practical Nursing.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience: A minimum of 1 year of full-time experience within the last 2 years performing hands-on patient care in a inpatient clinical setting.

Duties

• Serves as a Practical Nurse performing patient care and nursing administrative duties for inpatients in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Monitors and records age appropriate physiological measurements.
• Orients new patients to the clinic/hospital environment.
• Assists with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed.
• Provides individualized patient teaching on appropriate topics to include preventative healthcare and health maintenance.
• Prepares and positions patients for diagnostic testing, examinations, treatments, and clinical procedures to include care of deceased patients.
• Performs appropriate portions of medical examinations, treatment, diagnostic, an clinical procedures.
• Records treatment, procedure rendered, and observed effects.
• Identifies and records patient problems and appropriately notifies provider/nursing team of observations.
• Prepares and administers medications in accordance with scope of practice and training.
• Recognizes and responds to emergencies and performs basic life support measures.
• Adheres to infection control procedures including use of personal protective equipment, disposal of waste, and aseptic technique.
• Performs central sterile supply duties.
• Ensures all equipment is properly assembled, operates, cleaned and stored at the end of each work shift. Ensures preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed.
• Performs medical records reviews and applies appropriate protocols and guidelines to determine medical needs.
• Maintains patient medical records in electronic format as well as hard copy as required.
• Prepares and submits administrative reports.
• Participates in training and continuing education programs for new procedures, techniques, and equipment.
• Ensures a safe work environment and employee safe work habits.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate, professional, interpersonal relationships with coworkers, families, peers, and other team members.

Schedule
Must be capable of working 24 hours, 7 days a week, various (8, 10, 12 hour) rotating shifts.

AKAHI ASSOCIATES LLC

AKAHI Associates is a premier provider of healthcare workers to various military treatment facilities across the United States. With a corporate office in Honolulu, Hawaii and recruiting office in San Antonio, Texas we specialize in providing skilled, trained and highly successful healthcare workers, including RNs, CRNAs, Physicians, LPN/LVN, Licensed Social Workers, and many more.

We have a strong focus on providing our government customers with quality and superior service.

Akahi Associates is an equal opportunity employer and Minorities, Females, Veterans, and Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. For further information, please click the link below to view the EEO Is The Law poster.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Only qualified individuals who are being considered will be contacted for an interview.