Location: Rochester, New York
Job Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Contract
Shift: Day or Night
Shift Schedule: 4 × 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend Holiday
Requirement: Must be available to work every other holiday, if needed
Local Candidates: $1,400–$1,600 per week
Travel Candidates: $1,900–$2,000 per week
Note: Travel and housing reimbursements are not provided.
We are seeking an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) – Medical-Surgical for a 13-week contract assignment in Rochester, New York. The ideal candidate will have recent acute-care experience and the ability to manage an assigned patient workload with support from a Registered Nurse (RN).
The role involves providing nursing care to patients with complex medical and surgical needs, including orthopedic conditions and long-term care requirements.
Provide direct nursing care to patients in a medical-surgical and complex-care setting.
Manage an assigned patient workload with support from an RN.
Monitor patient conditions and document assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
Administer and monitor oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula and high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC).
Perform central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care and management.
Assist with IV initiation and maintenance, phlebotomy, and blood product administration as authorized.
Provide tracheostomy care, feeding tube management, and wound care, including wound vac management.
Follow heparin protocols and support patients with pacemakers and telemetry monitoring.
Care for patients requiring orthopedic trauma treatment, total joint replacements, and surgical drain management.
Follow isolation precautions and respond appropriately to rapid response and code team situations.
Maintain accurate documentation using the EPIC electronic medical record system.
Float to other units within the nurse's scope of practice and competency.
LPN diploma or equivalent qualifying nursing education.
Active New York State LPN license required at the time of submission; pending licenses are not accepted.
Minimum of 2 years of recent acute-care experience, within the last 2 years.
Ability to manage an assigned patient workload with RN support.
Previous experience in medical-surgical, complex care, or telemetry settings.
EPIC EMR experience required.
First-time travelers are accepted.
- BLS – American Heart Association (AHA).
Candidates should have experience with the following:
Blood product administration
Central line and peripheral line care
PICC line management
Phlebotomy and IV initiation/maintenance
Oxygen administration, HFNC, and nasal cannula
Oxygen tank management
Tracheostomy care and management
Feeding tube care and management
Heparin protocols
Pacemaker care and telemetry monitoring
Rapid response and code team procedures
Isolation precautions
Wound care and wound vac management
Medical-surgical and telemetry nursing
Orthopedic trauma and total joint replacements
Surgical drain management