Licensed Practical Nurse (Day Shift)

• Performs nursing services, such as obtaining vital signs, wound care, IV therapy, collecting blood, urine, sputum and stool specimens, respond to emergencies in the Facility, and gathering other subjective and objective data from patients to insure needs are met in accordance with clinical guidelines, as well as duties imposed by the State and Federal laws and regulations and OCCD administrative procedures.
• Performs duties as assigned/necessary which are related, or logical in assignment to the position.
• Accurately document all data obtained, treatments, specimens collected and sent for processing as well as any other patient encounter. Administer all medications and recording such on-medication administration record. Order medications and supplies from the pharmacy and suppliers. Evaluate patients upon request.
• Verify all orders from the medical records were properly transposed to the orders/tasks within the electronic medical record and medication administration record. Maintain electronic medical record files on all inmates. File all necessary medical reports in the patient’s medical record.

Education/Experience

• Current hands-on CPR certification from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI)Must have current hands-on CPR.
• Must have Florida LPN license.
• High school diploma or GED.

• Ability to access, operate and maintain various software applications; ability to read, update and maintain various records and files.
• Must be able to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to accurately follow complex medical orders.
• Ability to perform duties with a professional and cooperative work ethic; ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Working knowledge of normal nursing practices.
• Must be able to work with people from all walks of life.
• Ability to operate basic office equipment, e.g., computer terminals, printers, copy machines, telephone systems, facsimile machines.
• Knowledge of all applicable medical treatments and common medications administered within a corrections facility.

• Physical Demand: Medium
• Frequent (up to 2/3 of the work time) lifting, carrying up to 25 lbs.
• 50 pounds maximum lifting.
• Physical demand requirements are more than light work.
• Good eyesight for production or safety of self and others.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word or perceiving sound by ear.