LPN - Cardiology

Job Description

• Spectrum Healthcare Resources has an excellent opportunity for a civilian LPN at Nellis Air Force Base, in Las Vegas Nevada. Position Highlights: Outpatient environment & updated facilities Freedom from on-call responsibilities | Emphasis on work-life balance Compliant and appreciative patient population Opportunity to give back & care for our Nation's military and dependents Clinical Scope:
• Serves as a Practical Nurse performing patient care and nursing administrative duties for outpatients in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Monitors and records age appropriate physiological measurements.
• Orients new patients to the clinic/hospital environment.
• Assists with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed.
• Provides individualized patient teaching on appropriate topics to include preventative healthcare and health maintenance.
• Completes intake forms completely and accurately. Ensures the medication history and historical reconciliations are both complete and accurate.
• Assists the coordination of procedural testing such as coronary Computed Tomography Angiogram (CTA), cardiac catheterization, cardiac electrophysiology and device procedures, and advanced echocardiographic studies.
• Supports ambulatory ECG ordering, scheduling, data/information download into the Cardiovascular Picture Archival Communication System (CVPACS).
• Helps ensure adequate order reconciliation within the CVPACS
• Performs electrocardiograms.
• Prepares and positions patients for diagnostic testing, examinations, treatments, and clinical procedures.
• Performs appropriate portions of medical examinations, treatment, diagnostic, and clinical procedures.
• Records treatment, procedure rendered, and observed effects.
• Identifies and records patient problems and appropriately notifies provider/nursing team of observations.
• Prepares and administers medications in accordance with scope of practice and training.

Requirements

U.S. citizen Degree/Education: Must have successfully completed all education and training requirements leading to and graduated from an accredited national, state or military equivalent school for Practical Nursing.