Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Overview

NaphCare is hiring Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) to join our team of medical professionals in the Clackamas County Jail in Oregon City, OR.

 

Pay rates range from $42.63 to $45.00 per hour based on employment status, shift, site needs, licensure, and experience.

 

As a Correctional Nurse, you’ll work within a controlled environment where security is paramount, and the days are never dull! You’ll have a variety of work to keep you engaged including performing physical assessments, administering medications, managing chronic illnesses, and responding to emergencies, all while working with correctional officers to ensure safety for all.

Responsibilities

Duties / Responsibilities

As an LPN, you’ll play a critical role in our continued mission to provide quality healthcare that protects the rights, dignity, and health of our unique patient population. Duties and responsibilities may include and not be limited to:

• Performing patient assessments, interviewing patients about current health problems, medication history
• Taking vital signs including blood pressure, temperature, and weight
• Providing wound care, including cleaning and bandaging injured areas
• Administering medication, including injections of medications and monitoring reaction to meds
• Maintaining medical records, including entering information into our electronic health record, TechCare
• Observing patient health and mental health status
• Providing emergency first aid
• Providing patient education and discharge/release planning

Qualifications

Requirements / Qualifications

Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing 

 

Experience / Skills

• New graduates are encouraged to apply!
• Able to maintain confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential information
• Display integrity, professionalism and be able to adhere to a Code of Conduct and comply with all facility(s) correctional healthcare policies, procedures, and legal requirements

 

Licenses / Certifications

• Actively state certified as a Licensed Vocational Nurse
• Possess an active CPR certification

 

Physical Capabilities:

Must have the ability to stand for long periods, lift and move patients (up to 50 pounds), bend, squat, reach, push, pull, walk significant distances, and perform physically demanding tasks like CPR, all while maintaining good balance and endurance throughout a shift.

 

Why Join NaphCare?

NaphCare is one of the largest providers of healthcare services to correctional facilities throughout the US and we are growing. If you have never considered a career in correctional healthcare, now may be the time. In addition to competitive salaries and generous employee benefits, we strongly support career advancement within the company.

 

NaphCare Benefits for Full-Time Employees Include:

• Health, dental & vision insurance that starts day one!
• Prescriptions free of charge through our health plan, beginning day one!
• Lowest Cost Benefits!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
• 401K and Roth with company contribution that starts day one!
• Tuition Assistance
• Referral bonuses
• Term life insurance at no cost to the employee
• Generous paid time off & paid holidays
• Free continuing education and CMEs

 

If you want a career where you can truly make a difference, apply now or send your resume to me at hiring@naphcare.com and I’ll schedule a time to talk so you may learn more about this position and NaphCare.

 

Want a better idea of what it’s like to work in a jail? See what our LPNs do:

NaphCare - Life as an LPN - YouTube 😃

 

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