LPN LTC - Queens, NY Local

Job Details:

Jogan Health is looking for Licensed Practical Nurses with experience in a Long Term Care setting for 13‑week contracts in Queens, NY.

• Title: Licensed Practical Nurse
• Location: Queens, NY
• Starting Pay: $36/hr
• Potential Schedules: 7am to 3pm or 3pm to 11pm
• Contract Type: Local

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facility
• Performs focused interview to identify specific needs.
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychological changes in the patient’s condition.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses.
• Documents the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions.
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements.
• Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the facility policies and patient outcome standard.
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment.
• Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education.
• Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions.
• Document’s patient’s response to nursing and other interventions.
• Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of an assigned floor/unit including establishing priorities.
• Monitors safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
• Participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications with the chosen facility.
• Supports professional practice by observing the following:
  • Uses knowledge and practices in accordance
  • The Nurse Practice Act
  • Standards of Nursing Practice
  • Standards of Patient Care
  • Joint Commission, state and local laws
  • Patient’s Bill of Rights

• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License for the state in which the nurse practices.
• Full command, verbal and written, of the English language.
• Current Health Certificate (if applicable)
• One year prior Long Term Care (LTC) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) experience preferred.
• Current BLS card
• Successful completion of screening tests for the clinical specialty area(s) in which the Long Term Care (LTC) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) practices

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Weekly Pay

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.