Career Opportunities with Matrix Providers
Matrix Providers is hiring a LPN/LVN—Pediatric Dept. to join our team of talented professionals providing healthcare services to Military Service Members and their families at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth VA.
* Employment Status: Full Time
* Compensation: This is a salaried position, paid bi-weekly.
* Schedule: Shifts will normally be scheduled for eight and a half (8.5) or nine (9) hours.
* Benefits: Competitive financial package with comprehensive insurance including health, dental, vision, and life coverage.
o Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
o Paid Holidays (outlined in Handbook)
o 401(k) Plan
Requirements:
* Education: Degree or Education Certificate. Candidates may be graduates of a State Board of Nursing approved LPN/LVN training program, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or have completed an equivalent military training program.
* Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of recent experience (within the last two years) as an LPN working in a pediatric setting.
* Licensure: Current, unrestricted license to practice as an LPN/LVN in any of the fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or U.S. territories.
Job Summary:
* Provide patient care in accordance with Nursing Standards and clinic policies.
* Check patients in and triage using clinic guidelines; inform the nurse or physician of patient conditions and potential issues.
* Obtain and document patient and family history.
* Perform diagnostic support duties, including vital signs, specimen collection, and recording results.
* Assist physicians with examinations and procedures, preparing and monitoring patients, handling instruments.
* Conduct laboratory tests such as urinalysis and stool tests, recording and reporting results.
* Perform treatment procedures including dressing changes, IV monitoring, catheter insertions, medication administration, and patient ambulation.
* Prepare patients for tests and procedures, collect specimens, label, and follow up on lab reports.
* Manage IV fluids accurately, observing and documenting patient responses and conditions.
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