LPN Jobs

LPN jobs are responsible for caring for patients while under the direction of registered nurses and physicians. Licensed practical nurses provide beside care by monitoring the patient's vital signs and charting the data, administering injections, and feeding the patients if they need assistance with eating. Working a standard 40 hour week in mainly hospitals and nursing care facilities, LPN nurses may also have to provide care for patients around the clock, extending their usual working hours.

Prospective job seekers should be prepared to take and pass a licensing examination in all States, after completing a State approved practical nursing program before attaining LPN careers. In 2006, there were 1,500 State approved training programs for practical nurses.

In 2006, there were nearly 750,000 lpn jobs with an almost even percentage of workers employed at hospitals and nursing care facilities with a smaller percentage working in physician's offices. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is a projected increase of 14 percent during the 2006 to 2016 decade. This rate of LPN employment will be faster than the national average for all occupations as a result of the rising demand in healthcare services from the growing elderly population. Prospective licenses practical nurse job seekers should expect excellent job opportunities because of the employment growth and the opportunities created by the need to replace workers that change careers or workers that opt to exit the work force entirely.

LPN nursing careers have a very promising outlook. Get started now. Search for LPN jobs at HealthCareerWeb.com, your connection to healthcare jobs and professionals!

Newest LPN Jobs

Date Title Company Location Type
11-20-2009 LPN Specialist Urgent Care Watson Clinic Lakeland, FL N/A
Education: Graduate from accredited School of Licensed Practical Nursing Active Florida LPN license Experience: Minimum of 1-year acute care experience in ER ...
11-20-2009 LPN Several Specialties Watson Clinic Lakeland, FL N/A
... physician's office. Shift Hours: unspecified, Degree Required: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Years Experience: 1, Travel: No Travel
11-19-2009 LPN SR SERV Resurrection Health Care Park Ridge, IL N/A
... Road Des Plaines, IL 60016 Job Details: Licensure Required 1-2 years experience is required The position the Licensed Professional Nurse (LPN) practices within ...
11-19-2009 Licensed Practical Nurse St. Cloud Hospital & CentraCare Hth Saint Cloud, MN Full-Time
The responsibilities of the Surgery LPN position are to render care to patients over the telephone or in the clinic setting and to schedule procedures ...
11-19-2009 G.I. Technician Resurrection Health Care Melrose Park, IL N/A
... a high school diploma or equivalent and Licensure or certification, etc: CNA, Surgical Technician, 2 years Allied Health Program such as LPN, Medical Assistant ...