Job Overview:
The LPN will provide practical nursing services to patients at (DAHC) Dunham U.S. Army Health Clinic (DAHC), Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania and its supported clinical locations at Fillmore U.S. Army Health Clinic, Letterkenny Army Depot, and Fort Indiantown Gap. The nurse will complete assigned patient-care activities, monitor patient conditions, administer prescribed medications and treatments, assist with diagnostic and specialized procedures, provide patient education, and respond appropriately to urgent or emergency situations.
Key Duties:
- Provide assigned nursing care to a variety of patient populations.
- Observe patients and accurately recognize, report, and document relevant clinical information.
- Administer prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or IV medications according to established policies and scope of practice.
- Perform prescribed treatments and equipment-assisted patient care.
- Educate patients and families regarding their care.
- Prepare patients for diagnostic tests and specialized procedures.
- Assist providers during examinations and procedures and monitor patients before, during, and afterward.
- Recognize urgent or emergency conditions, seek assistance from an RN or physician, and initiate appropriate directed interventions.
- Follow infection-control, patient-safety, quality, and DHA/MTF requirements.
- Assist with orientation of peers and ancillary personnel.
Qualifications
Degree: Certificate.
Education: Graduation from a State Board of Nursing-approved LPN/LVN training program, or completion of equivalent military training that permits the candidate to sit for the state licensure examination.
Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience within the last 2 years as a Practical or Vocational Nurse.
Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted LPN/LVN license.
Schedule:
- 40 hours per week
- Monday–Friday
- Typical shifts: 6:30 AM–3:00 PM, 7:30 AM–4:30 PM, or 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Meal break: 30 minutes to 1 hour, unpaid
- Federal holidays: Not required to work
- Exact shift is determined based on clinic and mission requirements.
Work Environment:
This is an outpatient Army healthcare position primarily based at DAHC at Carlisle Barracks, with associated supported locations identified by the PWS. The LPN works under day-to-day Government/healthcare-facility supervision comparable to military and civil-service healthcare personnel.
Additional Requirements:
The LPN is not required to work federally recognized holidays, and the PWS identifies no on-call or overage hours. Situational telework is only authorized for qualifying unplanned facility closures when management determines it supports mission requirements.
The position is subject to applicable DHA/MTF occupational health, credentialing, security/background investigation, facility-access, infection-control, and patient-safety requirements. DAHC personnel may also require a Child Care Background Check depending on assignment.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
About Us
AIMS Locum Tenens, LLC, d/b/a AIMS Force is a WOSB certified healthcare management company based in Northern Virginia and Washington DC area focus on healthcare management in both public and private sectors.
AIMS Locum Tenens is one of the fastest growing healthcare management solution specialized in management of highly skilled healthcare professionals in both commercial and government healthcare facilities all over the country. We have the experience, resources, and scale required to help physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to take advantage of both short and long term staffing opportunities in a wide variety of practice specialties. We do staff healthcare providers for both short and long-term assignments to local, state and federal government healthcare facilities.
AIMS realizes the key to quality is attention to details. AIMS is the one stop shop for various healthcare facilities and handles every steps to get best candidate from sourcing, recruitment, candidate screening, credentialing, final placement and retention of highly qualified healthcare provider.
As one of the nation’s fastest growing healthcare management companies, AIMS Locum Tenens manages highly qualified physicians and nurses during staffing crisis at community hospitals, clinics and Army based MTFs (Military Treatment Facilities). Hospital systems, MTFs, nursing homes and out patient clinics benefit from our comprehensive, cost-effective supplemental medical staffing services.
Our No. 1 priority is to provide the best service to our healthcare professionals and our hospital and MTFs clients. We welcome feedback and suggestions so we can continually improve our service.
At AIMS Locum Tenens, our core pillars—dedication, commitment, trustworthiness, and superior service—drive every aspect of our business.