Job Title: Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN)
Location: NYC, NY
Duration: 2 months Contract
Schedule: 7:00A – 7:30P
Hourly rate: $43/hour on W2 (Negotiable)
Minimum Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in good standing
• Minimum of 2 years of hospital experience required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Position Summary

• The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides supportive and restorative nursing care, administers medications, and performs specialized nursing procedures under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) or a licensed physician or dentist. The LPN delivers safe, compassionate, and efficient patient care in accordance with established standards of practice.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care in structured, routine patient care situations.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs), including hygiene, mobility, feeding, and elimination.
• Perform treatments and routine clinical procedures such as suctioning and urinary catheterization.
• Prepare patients for surgery, diagnostic tests, examinations, and therapeutic procedures.
• Administer medications within the LPN scope of practice.
• Collect, label, and process laboratory specimens accurately.
• Set up intravenous equipment and administer IV solutions through peripheral access devices in accordance with facility policy and scope of practice.
• Administer blood and blood products when appropriately trained and authorized.
• Observe, document, and report changes in patient condition, treatments, medications, incidents, and accidents to the Registered Nurse.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the patient’s medical record.
• Collaborate with the RN and interdisciplinary team in developing and implementing patient care plans.
• Reinforce patient and family education as directed by the RN.
• Provide emotional support to patients and their families.
• Assist with patient rehabilitation according to the established care plan.
• Promote patient safety, comfort, and well-being at all times.
• Participate in patient care conferences and interdisciplinary communication.
• Assist during emergency resuscitation by initiating emergency response procedures, performing Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), and carrying out assigned responsibilities during code situations.
• Perform other duties as assigned within the LPN scope of practice.

Required Skills

• Strong clinical assessment and observation skills
• Medication administration proficiency
• IV therapy and specimen collection experience
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team
• Knowledge of infection prevention and patient safety standards
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple patient care responsibilities in a fast-paced hospital environment

Required Experience: Minimum 2 years of recent hospital experience (required).