LPN/LVN - Ambulatory
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Spectrum Healthcare Resources
OH
Summary
The LPN will provide comprehensive medical care, including primary, addiction, urgent, and behavioral health services to the adult inmate population. The role involves working within a correctional facility to address the medical needs of a socially marginalized patient group.
Job Description
Job Description
Team Health and Spectrum Healthcare Resources has an excellent opportunity for a Licensed Professional Nurse (LPN) in Portsmouth, Ohio. The LPN will be providing Correctional Medical care for those housed at at the Scioto County Sheriff's Office.
Position Highlights:
- Full- Time Day Shift
- We staff from 7a- 7pm ( 12 hour Shifts)
- 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
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-Portsmouth
Recruiter : Full Name: First Last
Michelle Collins
Direct phone number
314-744-4189
Recruiter : Email
SHR (Spectrum Healthcare Resources) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Certified Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the federal staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves approximately 860 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,700 affiliated health care professionals.
We staff the following civilian, healthcare personnel in MTFs, VA Clinics and other Federal Agencies Nationwide:
Physicians
Providers
Mental Health Professionals
Nurses
Specialty Technicians
Founded
1988
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Town and Country, Missouri
SHR (Spectrum Healthcare Resources) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Certified Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the federal staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves approximately 860 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,700 affiliated health care professionals.
We staff the following civilian, healthcare personnel in MTFs, VA Clinics and other Federal Agencies Nationwide:
Physicians
Providers
Mental Health Professionals
Nurses
Specialty Technicians
Founded
1988
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Town and Country, Missouri