Carlsbad Medical Center Travel Swing Bed LPN Start: ASAP Duration: 13 weeks
- Nights, 6:30p-7a, floating and call required **Call varies **Floating required: within scope of practice and clinical competency = Rehab and Med/Surg **/hr approved ****AUTO OFFERS ONLY - NO INTERVIEWS**** **1 year minimum experience required, 2+ years experience preferred **BLS required **IV cert required The Medical Surgical Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse (LPN or LVN) holds shift accountability for providing delegated aspects of direct patient care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse and is responsible for making decisions based on education, experience, State Board of Nursing Rules and hospital/departmental policy and procedures. The LPN/LVN demonstrates critical thinking skills, scientific judgment and leadership in the anticipation and planning for safe delivery of care; maintains clinical competencies through continuing education; delegates patient care priorities commensurate with the education and experience of the staff available; provides direction and supervision of assigned personnel delivering patient care. Aspects of care may include physical examination and data collection, ADLs, education, medication administration, peripheral IV therapy, discharge planning, implementation of physicians orders and documentation.Comments FINGERPRINTS FOR ALL NM TRAVELERS ARE REQUIRED!! ***Please only submit candidates if your agency is registered with the state of New Mexico as the fingerprint process can take several weeks***
- Patient Ratio: 1:8
- Blocked Scheduling may be accommodated, must include in BODY of submittal
- Beds in unit: 15
- 48 hr. Guarantees are NOT approved
- Scrub Color = Any Color
- EMR = MedHost
- There is not an on-call schedule for Med-Surg. The only time a nurse is put on call is for a census flex on call prior to the start of the scheduled shift if census is low.
- Scope of role: General skilled nursing (SNF) level of care nursing duties
- Facility will accept whichever IV certification they have. They will do IV antibiotics and some IV fluids, but no IV pain meds.