Matrix Providers is potentially hiring Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN) to join our team of talented professionals who provide health care services to our Military Service Members and their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland.
- Employment Status: Full time
- Compensation: This is an hourly position paid biweekly
- Schedule: Monday Friday
- Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health dental vision and life coverage.
- Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook)
- 401(k) Plan
Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
Requirements: The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) must have and meet the following:
- Degree: Certificate.
- Education: Diploma of LPN or LVN from an accredited National League of Nursing (NLN) approved program.
- Experience: One year of practical or vocational nurse experience after graduation.
- Licensure: Current full active and unrestricted license as a practical or vocational nurse.
Job Summary:
- 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 patients needs for care including medication equipmentassisted 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 the 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 patients 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.
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