LPN
The LPN/LVN will provide nursing care under supervision of a registered nurse, within an assigned unit.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Night Shift Part Time, 48 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift24 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Medical-Surgical Unit · Hospital Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
- License
- LPN license Currently licensed by the Tennessee Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Term
- Permanent Part Time, 48 Hours Per Pay Period, Night ShiftPart Time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Currently licensed by the Tennessee Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Check your license
- Education
- Sufficient to meet standards for LPN license None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses Assists in orienting new employees or students to unit routines.
- Day to day
- Initiate admission database and history, and implement patient and family teaching and care needs with RN Initiates admission database and history, and in collaboration with the RN implements patient and family teaching and care needs.
- Day to day
- Comply with regulatory standards and hospital policies and procedures Practices in compliance with all regulatory standards and adheres to all hospital policy and procedures in the performance of duties.
- Day to day
- Perform and prioritize nursing care tasks Performs and prioritizes nursing care tasks.
- Day to day
- Follow nursing plan of care and medical orders in collaboration and under direction of RN Accurately follows the nursing plan of care and pertinent medical orders in collaboration and under direction of a RN.
- Day to day
- Observe, report, and document nursing interventions and patient responses Observes and reports nursing interventions and patient responses, and documents in a timely, concise and legible manner.
- Day to day
- Recognize, respond, and report changes in patient condition to RN Team Leader Recognizes, responds, and reports changes in patient conditions to RN Team Leader.
- Day to day
- Participate in unit specific quality assurance activities and patient care conferences Participates in unit specific quality assurance activities and patient care conferences as requested.
- Day to day
- Demonstrate infection control principles and collaborate with infection control nurse Demonstrates principles of infection control; collaborates with infection control nurse to ensure safety of patients, visitors, and personnel.
- Day to day
- Administer IV venipuncture and parenteral fluids per hospital protocol Administers IV venipuncture and parenteral fluids per established hospital protocol.
- Day to day
- Perform specific advanced patient care treatments per hospital protocol Performs specific advanced patient care treatments as approved to perform per hospital protocol.
- Day to day
- Follow safety standards, complete annual education, and participate in quality improvement
- Details
- 87,000-square-foot hospital Fort Loudoun Medical Center, part of Covenant Health, is an 87,000-square-foot hospital serving Loudon County and surrounding communities.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026 · ANCC.
- Hospital
- FORT Loudoun Medical Center
- Address
- 550 FORT LOUDON MEDICAL CENTER DR, LENOIR CITY, TN, 37772
- CMS rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 30
- RN residency
- Covenant Health Nurse Residency Program at Fort Loudoun Medical Center, accredited through Jan 2030
About FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER
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Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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Overview
Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Part Time, 48 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift
Fort Loudoun
Overview
Fort Loudoun Medical Center, part of Covenant Health, is an 87,000-square-foot hospital serving Loudon County and surrounding communities. Based in Lenoir City, TN, with more than 200 physicians across 29 specialties, the facility offers advanced technology including MRI, CT, ultrasound, diagnostic X-rays, women’s imaging, and nuclear medicine unique to the region. Featuring private patient rooms and comprehensive services such as emergency care, surgery, and specialized treatments, our dedicated team of physicians, staff, and volunteers is committed to providing excellent care to every patient, every time.
Position Summary
The LPN/LVN will provide nursing care under supervision of a registered nurse, within an assigned unit.
Responsibilities
Initiates admission database and history, and in collaboration with the RN implements patient and family teaching and care needs. Practices in compliance with all regulatory standards and adheres to all hospital policy and procedures in the performance of duties. Performs and prioritizes nursing care tasks.
Accurately follows the nursing plan of care and pertinent medical orders in collaboration and under direction of a RN. Observes and reports nursing interventions and patient responses, and documents in a timely, concise and legible manner. Recognizes, responds, and reports changes in patient conditions to RN Team Leader.
Participates in unit specific quality assurance activities and patient care conferences as requested. Demonstrates principles of infection control; collaborates with infection control nurse to ensure safety of patients, visitors, and personnel. Assists in orienting new employees or students to unit routines.
Administers IV venipuncture and parenteral fluids per established hospital protocol. Performs specific advanced patient care treatments as approved to perform per hospital protocol. Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum
Education
None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum
Experience
No prior experience as a LPN/LVN needed.
Licensure Requirement
Currently licensed by the Tennessee Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
What's around it?
Lenoir City, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 8% below the US average
- Median rent
- $932/mo
- Household income
- $67,259/yr, all local households, not nurse pay