Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse – Medical-Surgical
Location: Rochester, NY
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Night Shift | 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM or Day Shift | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | 12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend | Every Other Holiday, as Needed
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes
Pay Rate
Local: $35 – $37/hour
Traveler: $38 – $40/hour
Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced LPN to provide nursing care on a complex medical-surgical/telemetry unit serving medical, orthopedic, and complex long-term care patients.
Required Qualifications
Active New York single-state LPN license. Pending licenses are not accepted.
Current BLS certification.
Acute care experience within the last 2 years.
EPIC charting experience.
Ability to manage an independent patient assignment with RN support.
Clinical experience with blood product administration, central and peripheral line care, phlebotomy, PICC line management, and starting and maintaining IVs.
Experience with oxygen administration, including HFNC, nasal cannula, and oxygen tanks.
Tracheostomy care, feeding tube management, wound care, wound vacs, and surgical drains.
Knowledge of heparin protocols, telemetry monitoring, and temporary and permanent pacemaker management.
Experience with isolation precautions, Rapid Response and Code teams, medical-surgical/telemetry care, orthopedic trauma, and total joint replacements.
Responsibilities
Provide nursing care to patients on a complex medical-surgical unit, including medical patients, orthopedic overflow patients, and complex long-term patients.
Manage an assigned patient load with RN support.
Monitor patient conditions, identify changes, and report concerns promptly to the clinical team.
Administer medications and treatments according to provider orders, facility protocols, and scope of practice.
Perform IV therapy, peripheral and central line care, PICC line management, and phlebotomy.
Monitor oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula and high-flow nasal cannula, and provide tracheostomy care.
Provide feeding tube care, wound care, wound vac management, and surgical drain care.
Follow blood product administration procedures and heparin protocols.
Monitor patients on telemetry and recognize changes requiring escalation.
Follow isolation precautions and infection prevention protocols.
Activate Rapid Response or Code teams when indicated.
Support patients receiving orthopedic trauma treatment and recovering from total joint replacements.
Document assessments, interventions, treatments, and patient responses accurately in EPIC.
Collaborate with RNs and other healthcare professionals to provide safe, coordinated care.
Float to other units within the nurse’s skill set as required.