LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Turn Key Health; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 39,778 - 56,653; Full time

Job summary

Turn Key Health is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide patient care at Douglas County Jail in Lawrence, KS. The successful candidate will work 12-hour night shifts and be responsible for individualized client needs in a correctional healthcare setting.

Qualifications include a valid LPN license, IV certification, and CPR certification. New graduates are welcome to apply. A thorough background check is required for employment.

Qualifications

• Valid, unrestricted LPN license.
• IV certification required.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Render nursing care according to individualized client needs.
• Conform to recognized nursing techniques and standards.
• Work under the direction of a registered nurse.

Skills

LPN license

IV certification

CPR certification

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Douglas County Jail, Lawrence, KS 66044

Salary Range: $35.00 Hourly

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Job Description

Join the TK Health team providing patient care where the need is highest. We are a correctional healthcare provider with a regional focus on our clinics in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas Jails and Detention Centers. Our team oversees the day‑to‑day healthcare operations in facilities with inmate populations ranging from 25 to nearly 2,000 inmates. Our medical staff are afforded the opportunity to utilize their medical skills to their fullest capacity in a safe, secure, and unconventional environment.

All offers of employment at TK Health are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.

Location

Douglas County Jail, Lawrence, KS

Shift and Schedule

• 12‑hour night shift (7:00p.m. – 7:00a.m.)
• Rotating weekends
• IV certification required
• Vaccines not mandatory
• New graduates welcome

Responsibilities

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for rendering nursing care in an assigned area in terms of individualized client needs, according to dependent and independent nursing functions and conformance with recognized nursing techniques, procedures, and established standards based on the scope of practical nursing, under the direction/delegation of the registered nurse.

Qualifications

• Valid, unrestricted LPN license
• IV certification required
• Current CPR certification
• Ability to pass a background check