Licensed Practical Nurse

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide compassionate nursing care within a correctional facility. The role emphasizes patient-centered assessments, medication administration, and vigilant monitoring of patients’ clinical status.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care and adherence to safety and infection control protocols in a secured environment.

Qualifications

• Current LPN licensure and ability to practice within applicable standards.
• Strong clinical judgment, assessment, and monitoring skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork in a diverse, high-need environment.
• Compassionate, professional approach to patients and adherence to safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-centered care while supporting health and safety in a correctional setting.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide high-quality, individualized care.
• Assist with assessment, medication administration, and monitoring of patients' clinical status.
• Document care activities and report changes in condition to the appropriate clinicians.
• Maintain infection control and follow facility healthcare protocols.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Assessment

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) providing compassionate, comprehensive nursing care within a correctional facility environment.

Key Duties

• Deliver patient-centered care while supporting health and safety in a correctional setting
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide high-quality, individualized care
• Assist with assessment, medication administration, and monitoring of patients' clinical status
• Document care activities and report changes in condition to the appropriate clinicians
• Maintain infection control and follow facility healthcare protocols

Qualifications & Skills

• Current LPN licensure and ability to practice within applicable standards
• Strong clinical judgment, assessment, and monitoring skills
• Effective communication and teamwork in a diverse, high-need environment
• Compassionate, professional approach to patients and adherence to safety requirements