Licensed Practical Nurse

Location: Fort Belvoir, VA

Pay: $26.39/hr

Benefits: Vest vacation, sick leave, holiday leave, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Short Term Disability

Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(K) matching with employee participation in 401(K) plan

• 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.

Degree: Certificate.

Education: Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college,
university or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate State agency and
accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was
completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
(NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Experience: One year of practical or vocational nurse experience after graduation.

Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a practical or vocational nurse.

Kako'o Services LLC

Kako'o Services is a premier provider of healthcare workers to various military treatment facilities across the United States. With a corporate office in Honolulu, Hawaii and recruiting office in San Antonio, Texas we specialize in providing skilled, trained and highly successful healthcare workers, including RNs, CRNAs, Physicians, LPN/LVN, Licensed Social Workers, and many more.

We have a strong focus on providing our government customers with quality and superior service.

Kako'o Services is an equal opportunity employer and Minorities, Females, Veterans, and Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. For further information, please click the link below to view the EEO Is The Law poster.

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

Only qualified individuals who are being considered will be contacted for an interview.