Licensed Practical Nurse - Aspire Medical Staffing

Naval Branch Health Clinic in Gulfport, MS has a LPN opening!

With this amazing opportunity, you’ll find great leadership, possibility of advancement, and a top tier facility. If it is the position you’ve been looking for, we are here to make it happen.

Aspire Medical Staffing is in search of a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide services in the Primary Care and Allergy/ Immunization division at the Naval Branch Health Clinic in Gulfport, MS.

Location:
Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, MS

Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:00 AM- 3:30 PM

What’s in it for you? Working with us you will have

• Competitive pay
• Medical benefits
• PTO
• Sick Leave
• A great work life schedule
• Paid Holidays
• Not to mention, it’s a permanent position

Compensations:

• Base: $21.93/hour--take home
• H&W: $4.41/hour--allocated for medical, dental, vision, or cash in lieu of benefits
• Total Compensation (Base + H&W): $21.93+ $4.41= $26.34/hour
• PTO: up to 80 hours annually (accrued per pay period)
• Sick Leave: up to 56 hours annually (accrued per pay period)
• Federal Holidays Paid

Core Duties:

• Initiate, perform and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
• Complete assigned patient care based on the patients’ conditions, use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments, and accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
• Observe, identify and respond to the patient’s needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education. 
• Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous) and perform treatments according to established policies/procedures.  
• Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
• Perform support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient’s condition before, during, and following the procedure.  
• Orient peers and ancillary personnel to unit policies and procedures, skills, and standards of practice.      
• Integrate healthy work environment principles that result in improved patient healthcare delivery, education of patients and their families and employee satisfaction.

QUALIFICATIONS YOU MUST HAVE:

• Degree: Certificate.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited registered nurse program.
• Experience: Possess a minimum experience of two (2) years as a Licensed Practical Nurse within the last five (5) years.
• Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a practical or vocational nurse.
• Certification: Possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) Basic Life Support (BLS) by the American Heart Association
• Must be a US Citizen