Experience
- Minimum 1 year Long Term Care experience required
- Previous travel experience required
License & Certification Required
- Alaska LPN license must be in hand
- BLS
- Alaska Food Worker Certification (obtained during orientation)
Skills Required
- Admission of Patients
- Ambulation
- Bathing: sitz, tub, bed, shower
- Blood Glucose Monitoring/Testing
- Communication of patient status changes to RN/MD
- Ear Drops
- Eye Drops
- Face masks
- Feeding tube care and management
- Foley catheter insertion (female and male)
- IM & SQ injections
- Isolation Precautions/PPE
- Mouth care
- Nasal Cannula
- NG Tube/G Tube management
- Oxygen administration
- Rehab
- Skilled Nursing Facility experience
- Subcutaneous injections
- Vital Sign monitoring
Desired Skills
- Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) experience preferred
- Phlebotomy lab draws
- Wound Care
- Respiratory treatments (nebulizers)
- IV hydration as needed
- Peritoneal dialysis (subcutaneous only)
- Accuchecks
- Peg Tube (G-tube) feedings
- Implanted Glucose Sensors
- Duopa Pumps
- Use of special equipment including Lifts, Vital Sign Machines, Glucose Monitors, Sara Steady, Pacemaker Transmitter, and EKGs
