Licensed Practical Nurse III - FPC-Alderson, Alderson, WV

Licensed Practical Nurse III - FPC-Alderson

Work Location Bureau of Prisons Federal Prison Center-Alderson Health Services Department 1 Glen Ray Road Alderson, West Virginia, 24910

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

National Background Check with Inquiries and Fingerprints, and Drug Screen.

Estimated start date: 15 July 2026 – 30 April 2031.

Full-time – 40 hours per week.

$26.40 - $31.49 per hour.

Eleven (11) Paid Holidays.

Up to 80 hours, which starts accruing on the day of hire.

Up to 56 hours, which starts accruing on the day of hire.

The Licensed Practical Nurse will normally work Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), between 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch period. The Licensed Practical Nurse schedule shall not exceed 40 hours per week.

• Graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse training program.
• Must hold an active and unrestricted Licensed Practical Nurse license in the State of West Virginia.
• Must be Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified either by the American Red Cross (ARC) or the American Heart Association (AHA).
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience is required.
• Correctional Environment experience is preferred but not required.
• Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable but not required.

** Please email copies of all certifications and resumes to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).**.

The Licensed Practical Nurse must wear appropriate professional attire (scrub uniforms are always approved). The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the Bureau of Prisons employee will be performing. The Licensed Practical Nurse must not wear khaki or green clothing of any kind, as these are the colors worn by the Adults in Custody (AIC).

• Providing a range of standard patient care, setting priorities and deadlines for patient care as necessary prior to notifying the supervisor via established protocols and standing orders for handling the AIC complaints during sick calls under the guidance of a supervisory clinical nurse, mid-level practitioner (MLP), and physicians.
• Providing nursing care appropriate to the level of education and training for acutely or chronically ill patients.
• Managing patient flow and triage, responding to institution emergencies with the registered nurse, Mid-Level Practitioners (MLPs), or physician backup, screening new arrivals, assessing the AIC returning from consultant visits or hospitalizations under the guidance of a supervisory clinical Nurse, MLP, and/or physicians.
• Providing patient education.
• Assisting with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Administering and documenting medications accurately according to policy/procedure and physician orders.
• Recognizing and reporting adverse drug reactions and side effects.
• Providing first aid and assisting with emergency medical care to the AIC injured.
• Providing documentation in the medical record that is descriptive of patients' conditions and relates to the current treatment plan.
• Responding and intervening appropriately to emergencies and submitting written documentation.
• Collecting patient information, including vital signs and blood pressure checks, as well as providing dressing changes, administering treatments and/or medications, EKGs, and/or other assignments as needed. etc. These assignments require LPNs to immediately recognize and respond to serious situations, sometimes before notifying an RN.
• Reporting significant abnormalities to the registered nurse, MLP, and or the physicians.
• Utilizing resources appropriately.
• Collaborating with and informing a registered nurse, MLP, physicians of any changes in the patient's behavior, health status, or any other patient care concerns or significant changes.
• Communicating effectively with patients and health care team members.
• Performing patient care, treatments, and procedures, being able to immediately recognize and respond to serious situations, sometimes before notifying a RN of…