What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN position at AG Globe Services?
Role: Licensed Practical Nurse
Location: Albany, NY
Contract Duration: 13 weeks contract with a possibility of extension
Pay rate: $27-$33/hr
Contract Duration: 13 weeks contract with a possibility of extension
Pay rate: $27-$33/hr
Work Schedule: 40hrs/week
Shift: 7am-7pm
Shift: 7am-7pm
COVID VACCINE REQUIRED
WHO WE ARE
AG Globe Services is one of the major providers of clinical and non-clinical healthcare staffing across the United States.
We work with Clinical and Non-Clinical professionals to be deployed at Long- Term Healthcare facilities, Hospitals, Medical Centers and Behavioral Health Facilities. We are currently looking for staff to help us in supporting our clients during Covid -19 pandemic.
CLIENT OVERVIEW
WHO WE ARE
AG Globe Services is one of the major providers of clinical and non-clinical healthcare staffing across the United States.
We work with Clinical and Non-Clinical professionals to be deployed at Long- Term Healthcare facilities, Hospitals, Medical Centers and Behavioral Health Facilities. We are currently looking for staff to help us in supporting our clients during Covid -19 pandemic.
BENEFITS WE OFFER
AG Globe Services values our employees’ hard work, dedication, and unselfish act to help our clients in need during this global pandemic.
AG Globe Services offers a $500 signing bonus paid over 5 weeks for the successful applicant. Further details to be provided upon successful start.
AG Globe Services offers 100% self-funded healthcare benefit plans to our employees. (*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.)
Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision Benefit Options Available
Maternity Benefits Option Available
NO Waiting Period on Medical
NO Deductibles on Medical
NO Pre-Existing Limitations
Includes both In-Patient and Out-Patient Benefits
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CLIENT OVERVIEW
Our client is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving diverse communities that include more than 30 million people across 22 states.
They care committed to those who are poor and underserved in its communities. As a single, unified ministry, the organization is the innovator of Senior Emergency Departments, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health care servicesJOB DESCRIPTION
- Will be working in a team environment with an RN and CNA to provide care for sub-acute rehab patients.
- Assembling the equipment like gastrostomy tubes, catheters, and oxygen supplies in emergent situations in the triage area.
- Apply continuous patient’s oxygenation pulse oximetry and verbalize any abnormal findings to the provider/triage RN.
- Providing the basic bedside care like dressing wounds, changing bandages, first aid treatment, casting/splinting equipment assembly and assistance.
- Taking the patient's vital signs such as respiration, temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate.
- Enter the data related to the record of patients in computer systems, including medications, verifying allergies, past medical history.
- Monitor vaccination history & provide vaccination injections.
- Keep the health records updated
- Inform the patients about the doctor’s order, keep the communication lines open with the patient and visitor.
- Assist the triage RN in operational/logistical operations in patient progression.
- Help the patients to understand documentation or paperwork
- Perform visual acuity testing in triage.
- Talk to the patients and their families about their treatment plan, tests, and diagnoses
- Aid in phlebotomy - analyze patients, look over the requisition form for requested tests, and set equipment, patient and puncture site.
- Assists in IV set-ups: validate solution to be regulated, analyzing infusion site, keep track of IV function and patient comfort, and terminate IV at an appropriate time, as ordered by MD ( Not in the scope of practice to initiate an intravenous IV- RN only)
- Manage adequate inventory of examination/triage room supplies and set the rooms.
- Undertake various triage responsibilities: answer calls, reply to patients and family members questions and concerns. Provide updates on progression of care.
- LPNs can screen for pain and report findings to RN or Provider.
- Process for suctioning patient via the oral, nasopharyngeal or tracheal routes and assure patient safety by maintaining optimum oxygenation and minimizing cross contamination
- Assessing a patient’s oxygenation status and utilize pulse oximetry.
- Blood glucose testing and monitoring.
- Perform bladder scans.
- This in not a registered nurse position for acute hospital care, it is for sub-acute patients.
- BSN preferred.
- Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification required.
- American Heart Association ACLS certification preferred.
- Demonstrate critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills.
- ICU experience.
- Current LPN licensure in the state of NY or qualified multistate licensure required.
- IV Certification required or required to begin class within 2 years.
- Min. 1 year experience.
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