LVN/LPN (Backfill/ Pool)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Posterity Group LLC is currently recruiting License Practical / Vocational Nurse in ICE Medical Facility , 3250 N Pinal Pkwy, Florence, AZ 85143 to provide care at a facility that houses individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement

COMPENSATIONS:

Salary:

• $34.20 per/hr.
• 2 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) a year
• 11 Federal Holidays a year
• $1,000 CME a year
• $4.50/hr. Health and Welfare (H&W) Stipend.
• Health Care
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K

DUTY HOURS / ON-CALL REQUIREMENTS

• HSC operates 24/7/365; this position is required to respond during an emergency activation.
• Availability to work day, evening and night shifts
• Availability during weekends and holidays is also required.
• On-call availability is required for this position.

LICENSE PRACTICA/VOCATIONAL NURSE- IMMUNIZATIONS:

• Is oriented and credentialled to provide all aspects of nursing care and may be assigned to other nursing posts as needed to support the mission
• Assists in the management of the immunization program, including ordering and storage of vaccines.
• Assessing vaccine records and schedules to determine needed immunizations.
• Providing immunizations to patients.
• Providing education regarding immunizations to patients.
• Must have the ability to assist sick, injured, or aging detainees or staff exiting the building during an emergency

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate from a Vocational/Practical Nurse program approved by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
• Maintains current, full and unrestricted LVN/LPN license by the state in which the duty station is located, or a compact state that allows practice in the state in which the duty station is located.
• Must have a minimum of one-year experience in a hospital, medical office, or outpatient clinical setting
• Maintains BLS for Healthcare Providers® certification through the American Heart Association
• Certified Correctional Health Professional or Certified Corrections Nurse credential preferred
• Experience in a detention/correctional or residential healthcare setting preferred.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Practice in a collaborative environment providing ambulatory, emergency, mental health, and infirmary care as part of a comprehensive primary care team (nurses, medical providers, dental providers, behavioral health providers, administrative staff
• Provides direct care to patients within discipline Scope of Practice and performs functions in accordance with current accepted practice, licensure, certification, credentialing and/or competencies.
• Administers medications as ordered. Medications may be given via the oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, topical, ophthalmic, and other enteral and parenteral routes.
• Performs prescreening and intake screening of patients newly arrived at the facility. Uses established intake tools for gathering subjective and objective data, referring abnormal findings or responses to a registered nurse, medical provider, dental provider, or behavioral health provers as appropriate.
• Performs various treatments such as wound care, vital sign checks, electrocardiograms, electrocardiograms, ear lavage, phlebotomy, nebulizer therapy, and tuberculosis skin tests. etc. as ordered by a medical provider, dental provider, behavioral health provider, or registered nurse. supporting other providers in clinic
• Collects laboratory specimens and performs point-of-care testing or prepares specimens for laboratory processing. Takes appropriate action on lab results received.
• Responds to medical emergencies and renders emergency care to stabilize patient and prevent deterioration, and transfers patient to appropriate level of care.
• Assists other health care professionals through the gathering of subjective and objective data, provision of aspects of care, educating patients, etc.
• May be required to participate in involuntary, court-ordered care.