Licensed Vocational Nurse

3 weeks ago

Ferriday, Louisiana, United States LaSalle corrections Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Healthcare Support Specialist to join our team at LaSalle Corrections. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and support services in a correctional setting.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist in call screening and physical examinations under the supervision of physicians and based on physician's orders and protocols.
  • Record health care complaints and take patient histories.
  • Take and record necessary vital signs for patients.
  • Collect samples for laboratory examinations and issue routine medications.
  • Record treatment provided according to physician's orders and protocol.
  • Assist physicians in providing emergency health services in life-threatening medical emergencies, including suicide prevention.
  • Participate in the screening and primary management of providing health services to offender patients in confinement based on physician's orders and using physician's protocols.
  • Maintain examination rooms and check operational status of health services equipment and supplies to ensure secure, ready-to-use status.
  • Participate in continuing education and in-service training to maintain paraprofessional capability and proficiency.
  • Maintain health services records and prepare designated reports as required.
  • Conduct initial and ongoing medical examinations and assessments, document results of assessments.
  • Give injections, take blood pressure, and temperatures.
  • Prepare, administer, and record medications.
  • Collect urine, draw blood, and administer oxygen.
  • Care for minor wounds (sterile techniques).
  • Perform other duties as required.
Requirements
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in providing health support services in a hospital, clinic, or infirmaries is highly desirable.
  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Must have two (2) years of Licensed Vocational Nursing experience.
  • Current CPR certification required.
  • Experience working in an institutional or residential setting is preferred.
  • Must possess a license to practice as a professional nurse.
Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to satisfactorily perform these essential functions without causing an undue hardship for the employer.

  • Continuous sitting per shift.
  • Continuous periods of walking and standing per shift.
  • Occasional climbing stairs per shift.
  • Remaining awake and alert while on duty per shift.
  • Lifting and carrying up to 20 lbs periodically and lifting up to lbs rarely.
  • Frequently working on computers/tablets throughout the shift.
  • Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, & twisting.
Pay and Benefits

$26.00 per hour

Shift Differentials: $4 per hour 6a-6p, $8 per hour 6p-6a

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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