Corrections Health Licensed Practical Nurse(Additional 10% hourly Corrections Nurse Premium)

Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Pay Range:

$28.69 - $37.38 Hourly

Department:

Health Department

Job Type:

Regular Represented

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

May 22, 2025

The Opportunity:

Overview:

THIS WORK MATTERS!

Premiums: Corrections Health Licensed Practical Nurses receive an additional 10% hourly premium and hourly differentials for working swing ($2.50/hr), graveyard ($5.50/hr), weekends ($3.50/hr) shifts

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Full Time Employees of the Multnomah County Health Department qualify for the  Federal Student Aid U.S Department Of Education Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. To learn more about  Public Service Loan Forgiveness please visit Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

At Corrections Health, we provide medically needed health care to adults and youth in custody at Multnomah County Jails and Juvenile Detention Facility. Come join our team of Portland's most outstanding health care professionals providing exceptional services to our diverse community!

The Licensed Practical Nurse works within the healthcare team and provides focused community and clinic health services directed towards the prevention of disease, the promotion of health, improving clients self-care, using professional judgment, screening, contributing to care planning, intervention, and provides health information/education to patients. 

In the Licensed Community Practical Nurse role you will:

• Utilizing electronic reports and review provider schedules to proactively assess needs for prevention screening and communicating via EHR. 

• Pro-actively performs pre-visit activities (e.g. scrubbing and huddling) for client visits as needed, As well as preparing patients for exams, and procedures, including equipment set-up and specimen collection. 

• Working with providers and teams to monitor chronic disease and prevention reports and initiates follow-up with clients or ensures appropriate referrals as needed. 

• Following up on specialty referral reports, clinical treatments, prescriptions, medication cancellations, etc. 

• Documenting clearly in the patient chart, using the SOAP method, if indicated, and EPIC "dot-phrases" and "smart phrases" as deemed appropriate per patient encounter. 

• Supporting back office clinic flow by direct provider support as needed including rooming patients, ordering labs as directed.

• Providing after visit instructions based on nursing experience and understanding of client needs; makes follow-up appointments, if necessary. 

• Administering medical treatments such as cleaning and dressing wounds, ear irrigations, suture removal, catheterizations, fluoride treatments, etc. Performs diagnostic tests such as labs, phlebotomy, EKG, etc.  

• Work with RN and PCP to contribute to the plan of care. 

• Completing documentation and charting as required by policy. 

• Troubleshooting equipment issues and reporting necessary repairs as needed.

• Completing assigned Quality Control/Assurance activities. 

TO QUALIFY:

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.

Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:

• An Associate's or Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate and valid license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse issued by the Oregon State Board of Nursing at the time of hire

• A minimum one (1) year of nursing experience