Job Overview:
The LPN will provide practical nursing services supporting outpatient operations at Andrew Rader U.S. Army Health Clinic (ARHC), Fort Myer, Virginia (ARHC). The nurse will perform assigned patient-care activities, monitor and document patient conditions, administer medications and treatments, assist with diagnostic and clinical procedures, provide patient education, and respond appropriately to urgent or emergency situations.
Key Duties:
- Provide assigned nursing care to various patient populations.
- Observe patients, identify their care needs, and accurately document and report relevant clinical information.
- Administer prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous medications within established policies and scope of practice.
- Provide equipment-assisted care and patient/family education.
- Prepare patients and assist healthcare providers with diagnostic tests and specialized procedures.
- Monitor patients before, during, and after procedures.
- Recognize urgent or emergency situations, obtain assistance from an RN or physician, and initiate directed emergency interventions.
- Follow infection-control, patient-safety, and DHA/MTF clinical requirements.
- Assist with orientation of peers and ancillary personnel regarding procedures and standards of practice.
Qualifications
Degree: Certificate.
Education: Graduate of a State Board of Nursing-approved LPN/LVN training program, or completion of equivalent military training that permits the individual to sit for the state licensure examination.
Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience within the last 2 years as a Practical or Vocational Nurse.
Licensure: Must hold a current, full, active, and unrestricted license as an LPN/LVN.
Certification: Must maintain applicable life-support certification required by the PWS/MTF.
Work Environment:
This position works in an outpatient Army health clinic supporting patients receiving ambulatory healthcare services. The LPN works as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team and must comply with DoD, DHA, ARHC, patient-safety, quality-assurance, infection-control, and clinical documentation requirements.
Schedule :
- 40 hours per week
- Monday–Friday
- Typical shifts: 6:30 AM–3:00 PM, 7:30 AM–4:30 PM, or 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Meal break: 30 minutes to 1 hour, unpaid
- Federal holidays: Not required to work
Additional Requirements:
Situational telework is permitted only for qualifying unplanned facility closures when management determines telework can support mission requirements. Contract workers must meet applicable DHA/MTF requirements for occupational health, credentialing, safety, security/access, and infection control.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
About Us
AIMS Locum Tenens, LLC, d/b/a AIMS Force is a WOSB certified healthcare management company based in Northern Virginia and Washington DC area focus on healthcare management in both public and private sectors.
AIMS Locum Tenens is one of the fastest growing healthcare management solution specialized in management of highly skilled healthcare professionals in both commercial and government healthcare facilities all over the country. We have the experience, resources, and scale required to help physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to take advantage of both short and long term staffing opportunities in a wide variety of practice specialties. We do staff healthcare providers for both short and long-term assignments to local, state and federal government healthcare facilities.
AIMS realizes the key to quality is attention to details. AIMS is the one stop shop for various healthcare facilities and handles every steps to get best candidate from sourcing, recruitment, candidate screening, credentialing, final placement and retention of highly qualified healthcare provider.
As one of the nation’s fastest growing healthcare management companies, AIMS Locum Tenens manages highly qualified physicians and nurses during staffing crisis at community hospitals, clinics and Army based MTFs (Military Treatment Facilities). Hospital systems, MTFs, nursing homes and out patient clinics benefit from our comprehensive, cost-effective supplemental medical staffing services.
Our No. 1 priority is to provide the best service to our healthcare professionals and our hospital and MTFs clients. We welcome feedback and suggestions so we can continually improve our service.
At AIMS Locum Tenens, our core pillars—dedication, commitment, trustworthiness, and superior service—drive every aspect of our business.