Job Description

 

Spectrum Healthcare Resources along with TeamHealth has an excellent opportunity for a Licensed Professional Nurse (LPN) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail in Nelsonville, Ohio. The LPN will be providing Correctional Medical care for those housed at the Regional Jail.

 

Position Highlights:

       

      Day Shift and PRN options also available

      We staff from 7a-7p

      Adult population

 

Job Duties:

  • Provide a range of medical care to include primary, addiction, urgent and behavioral health care
  • Free from coding, billing, insurance, satisfaction surveys, ICD-10 and DRGS
  • Care is evidence based. We address needs, not wants
  • Vast array of medical pathology that is not seen in any one other healthcare location
  • Work is socially meaningful as patients are a socially marginalized and lack ordinary access to medical care whether due to lack of insurance, mental illness or homelessness (**for anyone interested in addiction medicine or mental health)
  • Large degree of medical autonomy and free of micromanaging. Extensive nursing guidelines in place.
  • Safer than most other healthcare settings as –weapons are forbidden, controversial inmates dealt with by correctional staff (safety and security takes precedence), inmates are punished for acting out, visits can be stopped at any time and restarted at a later date/time

 

Position Requirements:

  • Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by a state agency or accredited by the ACEN
  • A minimum of 12 months of experience in a primary care setting within the last 24 months
  • Active, unrestricted OH LPN license
  • BLS from the American Heart Association

 

For More Information Contact:

 

Michelle Collins

michelle_collins@spectrumhealth.com

314-744-4189

 

Company Overview:

 At Spectrum, we utilize over thirty-five years of experience providing optimal solutions for federal agencies that are both innovative and cost-effective. We hold ourselves to the highest standard to ensure successful outcomes for the facilities and healthcare professionals we serve. As a Joint Commission Certified Healthcare Resource, dependability and service are the driving forces of our mission. 

 

EOE / Disability / Vet

 

 

Location : Location

US-OH-Nelsonville

Recruiter : Full Name: First Last

Michelle Collins

Direct phone number

314-744-4189

Recruiter : Email

Michelle_Collins@spectrumhealth.com

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