Nightshift PRN LPN Center for Hope and Healing

About the Role

Provides nursing support to the physician and direct nursing care to patients in an inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state of practice or a multi‑state LPN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
• State criminal background check and federal background check (if applicable) as required for regulated areas.
• Preferred: One (1) year of clinical experience.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care according to the patient’s plan of care and instructions from the overseeing role.
• Consult with the Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist for guidance in nursing care delivery.
• Perform designated therapeutic procedures as needed.
• Observe, record, and report patient concerns, symptoms, reactions, and progress promptly.
• Assist physicians and the overseeing role with examinations and procedures.
• Contribute to nursing assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data.
• Monitor patient condition, document deviations from normal health status, and report findings.
• Participate in developing the patient’s plan of care by providing data and helping identify priorities and measures to maintain comfort.
• Assist with patient and family education and rehabilitation according to the teaching plan.
• Document nursing interventions and responses, communicating with the health‑care team.
• Administer intramuscular, subcutaneous, IV, oral, nebulized, and/or MDI medications safely.
• Obtain instruction and supervision from the overseeing role when implementing nursing techniques.
• Complete annual education related to specialty accreditation as required, through CBLs, trainings, in‑services, and competency validation.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift, move, stoop, reach, and position patients and equipment weighing 40 + lb on a daily basis.
• Requires strength, stamina, and the ability to stand, walk, and carry patients or materials.

Working Environment

• Protracted or irregular hours.
• Exposure to biohazards, communicable diseases, possible toxins (radiological, chemical), and deceased individuals.
• Work with hands in water and exposure to electrical hazards from patient‑care equipment.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with computer systems used in physician offices and hospitals for accurate data capture.
• Team‑oriented with strong organization, communication, and task‑prioritization abilities.
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.

Schedule

• Night shift (United States).
• Non‑exempt position.

Location

West Virginia University Hospitals – Neuro Center for Hope and Healing, 751 Benefactor Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia.