Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (Lpn/Lvn) W/Bonus - 5187

We have a new opening for a LPN/LVN at Camp Lejeune Marine Base in Jacksonville, NC.

Sign-on Bonus: $2,000 payable with first paycheck!

Core Duties:

• 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.

Pain Management:

• Provide care coordination using specific criteria and guidelines as mandated by DOD and TRICARE directives, coordinating with the local clinic, utilization and Referral Management policies, and obtains additional clinical data as required.
• Consult, coordinate, and collaborate with team members, referral management team members, specialty care clinics, outside care professionals, agencies, organizations and other ancillary support systems to assist in the care coordination of MHP patients.
• Identifies patients in need of care coordination within the teams, through screening patients with a pattern of high risk, unstable and resource intensive utilization of Military Treatment Facility or network services such as chronic pain patients.
• Responsible for coordination of outpatient care services of patients belonging to the clinic area of responsibility that are discharged from other facilities.
• Follows-up with team members regarding review of patient charts, medical records, and other documents utilized in the treatment and care of patients in need of care coordination.
• Participate in an on-site designated Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) tele-mentoring training program.
• Participate in tele-mentoring, tele-medicine, and tele-consults.
• Assist the Physician with the placement of radiology equipment (C-arm) for medical procedures that require imaging guidance.

Schedule:

Clinic hours: Monday - Friday for a period of 8.5 hrs. between the hours of 6:00am, with a 30 minute lunch break.

No On-Call, No Weekends, No Holidays!!

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:  Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college, university or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate state agency and accredited by the Commission on Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) or another acceptable accreditation body.

Experience: Must have at least one year of post-grad clinical experience as a LVN/LPN within the last 2-years.

License:  Active, unrestricted license to practice as a LVN/LPN from any state. 

Life Support Certification: Current AHA or ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification. 

Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. All applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test. 

Benefits

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, Health Savings Account available, and more
• Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
• Matching 401K

Base salary: $23.70 - $25.75/Hr

Sign-on Bonus: $2,000 payable with first paycheck!