Sapient Medical is a company with a dynamic working environment that is looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our community health team of nurses. Working with new and routine patients in their homes and community settings allows treatment to be efficient and effective. Sapient Medical is looking for talented and compassionate nurses to service our pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. We focus on providing quality care to our patients and families using an amazing team of caregivers. Other duties include administering IVs and medications to aid the patients’ health and using medical equipment to monitor vital signs.
Registered Nurse Job Requirements and Responsibilities for Community Health:
- Work with the mobile clinic or community health team to provide in-clinic and -out-of-office nursing services at coordinated times and locations.
- Coordinate patient services with other required medical treatment.
- Observe and record patient behavior and vital signs.
- Documents patient care services by charting patient and department records.
- Counsel and educate patients and their families on treatment plans.
- Administer medication, and train patients and their families on medication administration.
- Read and interpret patient information, making treatment decisions if appropriate.
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Visit patients in their community, homes, schools, and other treatment facilities to provide nursing services according to a schedule and treatment plan.
Medical Specialty
Home Health, Pediatrics, and Geriatrics
Shift and Schedule
Choose your own ours; Flextime, Fulltime, Part-Time
Pay Type Job Pay Job Type
Semi-Monthly $25 – $34 an hour Part-Time or Contract
Benefits
Our caregivers deserve the very best and that is why we offer the following benefits:
- Flexible scheduling
- Competitive compensation
- Semi-Monthly Pay
- Work one-on-one with a patient
- Perks at Work
- Supplemental insurance to include short term disability, cancer, accidental death, hospitalization, critical illness, and universal life.
Registered Nurse Qualifications/Skills:
- Clinical skills
- Bedside manner
- Infection control
- Physiological knowledge
- Administering medication
- Medical teamwork
- Multitasking, listening, and verbal communication
- Health promotion and maintenance
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
- Environment: Work is performed in a home setting with extensive patient contact. Due to the nature of the work, the LPN may be exposed to bodily fluids and odors on an occasional basis.
- Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work with a patient; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight (up to 75 lbs.)
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- Appropriate level of entry degree to practice as a license LPN in the State of Georgia
- Maintain CPR and First Aid certification, and annual TB screening.
- Active state of Georgia Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse Licensure
- Clean background check and clean drug screen
- At least (6) six months of skilled nursing experience
License/Certification:
- LVN/LPN (Preferred)
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Disclaimer
Sapient Medical is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.