Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Travel Corrections Float | 8 Openings in Somerset

Description

TRAVEL LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES (LPNs) - CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE
SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA
COMPETITIVE PAY | 8 PRIORITY OPENINGS
8-HOUR FLOAT SHIFTS | EVERY OTHER WEEKEND OFF

FAST TRACK TO TRAVEL - COMPLETE YOUR PRE-SCREEN

YOU CARE FOR OTHERS. YOU DESERVE A STAFFING PARTNER WHO CARES ABOUT YOU.

At Heartline Staffing, we're nurses too. We understand the long shifts, the responsibility, and the dedication it takes to care for others. We believe healthcare professionals deserve honest communication, professional respect, and a staffing team that understands their work.

We're recruiting experienced Licensed Practical Nurses for eight priority correctional healthcare opportunities in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

YOUR TRAVEL ASSIGNMENT

Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania
Position: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Setting: Correctional Healthcare
Openings: 8
Compensation: Competitive pay - full package details discussed during your recruiter call
Shift Length: 8 hours
Schedule: Float assignment
Weekends: Every other weekend off
Holidays: Major holiday coverage expected

YOUR SHIFT

This is an 8-hour float position. Nurses may be assigned to up to two different shifts during a two-week period.

The schedule includes every other weekend off. Nurses must be prepared to work major holidays as assigned.

ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT

This Commonwealth of Pennsylvania opportunity is based in a secure correctional healthcare environment.

Licensed Practical Nurses provide essential nursing care to individuals with mental or physical illnesses, injuries, developmental disabilities, or difficulties with daily living activities.

IMPORTANT: This is a hands-on patient care position. Responsibilities include assisting patients with showers, personal hygiene, incontinence care, and other activities of daily living as needed.

Correctional healthcare requires nurses who can remain professional, adaptable, and focused while providing safe, respectful care within a secure environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Provide practical nursing care and treatment within the Licensed Practical Nurse scope of practice.
• Implement established nursing care plans and provide direct patient care.
• Assist with showers, personal hygiene, incontinence care, and activities of daily living.
• Prepare, administer, and document prescribed medications and treatments.
• Monitor patients and report changes in physical condition, emotional status, or behavior.
• Obtain and document vital signs, collect specimens, and maintain accurate progress notes.
• Perform wound care, catheter care, respiratory treatments, and other nursing procedures within scope and demonstrated competency.
• Participate in rehabilitation, habilitation, and interdisciplinary treatment programs.
• Assist with mobility, transfers, and patient positioning using appropriate equipment.
• Maintain accurate electronic medical records and administrative documentation.
• Follow established clinical, safety, security, and facility procedures.
• Provide professional, compassionate care while maintaining patient dignity.

TRAVEL ELIGIBILITY

This opportunity is being recruited as a travel assignment. Your permanent tax-home address must be more than 50 miles from the assignment facility to meet Heartline's travel-distance policy. Tax-free stipend eligibility is subject to applicable IRS requirements.

WHY HEARTLINE STAFFING?

Because the people caring for others deserve to be cared about, too.

Heartline Staffing is a nurse-led healthcare staffing company built on a commitment to honest communication

Requirements

• Current Pennsylvania Practical Nurse license or eligibility to sit for the Practical Nurse Licensure Examination, as stated in the Commonwealth requirement.
• Ability to perform practical nursing duties within applicable licensure, supervision, and scope-of-practice requirements.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to enter resident health information accurately into electronic medical records.
• Ability to provide hands-on patient care, including showers, incontinence care, and activities of daily living.
• Ability to work 8-hour float shifts, including up to two different shifts within a two-week period.
• Availability to work assigned major holidays.
• Ability to provide professional care within a secure correctional healthcare environment.
• Ability to meet applicable Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and correctional facility requirements prior to placement.

CLINICAL COMPETENCIES

The Commonwealth identifies a broad range of practical nursing competencies, including:

• Medication administration, dosage calculations, injections, and medication documentation.
• Vital signs, nursing assessments, specimen collection, and patient monitoring.
• Catheter care, wound care, dressing changes, skin integrity, and pressure injury care.
• Oxygen administration, pulse oximetry, nebulizer treatments, suctioning, and respiratory support.
• IV therapy, infusion equipment, heparin lock care, and related procedures within authorized scope.
• Enteral feeding, ostomy care, and gastrointestinal or urinary care procedures.
• Infection prevention, standard precautions, sterile technique, and isolation procedures.
• Emergency response, first aid, CPR, AED, and appropriate patient safety procedures.
• Patient mobility, positioning, transfers, and use of patient care equipment.
• Accurate electronic documentation and communication with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

All clinical procedures must be performed within applicable Pennsylvania practical nursing scope-of-practice requirements, facility policy, supervision requirements, and verified individual competency.

TRAVEL COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY

Travel stipend eligibility depends on the consultant's permanent tax home and applicable IRS requirements.

Licensure, experience, and required credentials will be verified prior to submission.