Job Description
Job Brief:
Licensed Practical Nurse
• Provides basic bedside care and maintain comfortable, orderly, safe, and clean environment for patients
• Measures & records patient’s vital signs (such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration)
• Assists with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene of patients
• Prepares and gives injections and enemas
• Monitors catheters
• Records food/fluid input/output
• Clean and Dresses wounds
• Assists with bed positioning, standing, and walking of patients per facility policy
• Collects samples for testing
• Performs and administers (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV) and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed practical nurse
• Assists in relevant health teaching for patient and family/significant other
• Records all care information concisely, accurately, and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms.
Responsibilities:
· Reliable transportation
· Must have the following traits:
- RELIABLE
- Confident
- High Integrity
- Great Communicator
- Provide Quality Care
- Compassionate
Skills Required:
· Graduate from a state board recognized graduate/diploma program
· Successfully pass state board exams for the following job titles:
- Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN
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