Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) - Contract - MSH

Licensed Practical Nurse

The practice of nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse is defined as performing tasks responsibilities within the scope of supportive & restorative care; medication administration and specialized tasks under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse of licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or dentist.

Skills:

• Delivers nursing care in structured & routine situations free of scientific complexity.
• Assistance with activities of daily living.
• Administration of treatments and routine tasks such as suctioning and urinary catheterizations.
• Preparation of patient for surgery, diagnostic tests, treatments, examinations.
• Administration of medications within scope of practice. Collects, labels and processes specimens accurately.
• Identification and set up of intravenous equipment and delivery of solutions for infusion through peripheral access devices.
• Administer blood or blood products, with special training.
• Reports pertinent observations, treatments, medications, incidents & accidents associated with patients, to the Registered Professional Nurse & records same on appropriate documents with the format of charting utilized in the unit.
• Recognizes the unit based model for delivery of nursing care & assumes responsibility for assignments delegated by the Registered Professional Nurse such as: Contributes to nursing care plan in collaboration with other members of nursing staff.
• Reinforces the patient/family teaching process identified by the RN.
• Provides emotional support to patients & their families/significant others.
• Assists with the rehabilitation of patients according to the nursing care plan.
• Provides for the physical comfort & safety of the patient.
• Contributes to patient care conferences.
• Assists in Emergency Resuscitative Procedures by initiating a Team 7000 call, performing resuscitative procedures such as BCLS & carrying out other activities as directed by the team. Documents nursing care delivered on appropriate forms within the medical record.

Education Requirements:

• Completion of educational program for licensure as a LPN.
• Successful completion of required New York State Department of Health LPN IV Therapy Initial Program for the demonstration of competence in the performance of intravenous therapy/blood administration procedures as part of Centralized Orientation.
• Successful completion of annual unit-based review & update program in procedures associated with intravenous therapy.

Licensing and Certification Requirements:

• Name: LPN - Issuing Agency: New York State Department of Health
• Name: Basic Life Saver (BLS) - Issuing Agency: AHA

Schedule Notes:

Required Skills: THERAPY,CHARTING,PATIENT CARE,EMERGENCY NURSING,LPN

Additional Skills: TEACHING,TRAINING

Hours Per Day: 11.50 Hours Per Week: 34.