Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Licensed Practical NurseFull-time and part-time positions available 7a - 7p and 7p - 7a Shift: All Shifts Department: NursingJob Relationship: Supervised By: Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Charge Nurse/RN Workers Supervised: CNAsWork Schedules: Baptist Village, Inc. positions include holidays and weekends as they fall within your schedule. Additional worked hours may be needed as workload demands.Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfy each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.Graduation from an accredited school of nursingCurrent LPN licensure by the State Board of NursingAvailable to work holidays and weekends as scheduling requiresGood physical health condition and pass a physical examinationEssential Duties and Responsibilities Include the Following:Renders LPN nursing care to patients in support of medical care directed by an RN/Charge Nurse and by Medical Staff.Performs LPN nursing techniques for the comfort and well-being of the patient.Provides treatment and medications, orally, topically, rectally, and by injection per policy.Provides treatment using equipment.Observes patients' reactions to medications and treatments.Provide treatments in wound care by changing dressings and cleaning wounds or incisions.Takes temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure, and heartbeat to detect deviations from normal.Gauges the progress of the patient following the physician's orders and the approved nursing care plan.Observes, records, and reports to DON, ADON, Charge Nurse, or RN patients' condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.Document in the medical records on LPN nursing observations and actions taken, such as medications and treatments given, reactions, tests, intake and elimination of liquids and solids, temperature, pulse, and respiration rate.Records the nursing needs of patients on the nursing care plan to assure continuity of care.Observes the emotional stability of patients who express interest in their progress, and prepares them for continuing care after discharge.May be asked to rotate among various clinical and LPN nursing services as needed.Assist in planning, supervising, and instructing CNAs, Ward Clerks, and Students in the care rendered to residents.Assist nonprofessional and professional nursing care personnel in rendering nursing care.Perform duties of a CNA when needed or determined by the department supervisor.Perform the duties of a medication nurse.Attend in-service education classes as required and obtain the required number of hours per year.Maintain infection control standards by use of universal precautions.Follow facility policies and procedures.The LPN is authorized to have unlimited access to resident health information as needed to provide treatment, for billing purposes, or for the purpose of healthcare operations.Other duties may be assigned.