Licensed Practical Nurse – PRN Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse – PRN to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting with new admissions and discharges;
- Reporting problem areas to the RN Supervisor or Clinical Director;
- Medication administration;
- Visiting residents to observe and evaluate their physical and emotional status;
- Demonstrating excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times;
- Consulting with residents, family members, and physicians in planning the resident’s care, treatment, and rehabilitation;
- Notifying the resident’s attending physician and next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident’s condition;
- Respects dignity and confidentiality of patients;
- Implement nutrition and therapeutic diet plan through proper techniques and procedures as ordered by Health Care Practitioner;
- Assists the Health Care Practitioner in medical or minor surgical procedures as necessary and/or requested to meet individual needs of patients;
- Documents nursing encounters using the SOAP form of charting as required by policy and procedure;
- Implements individualized treatment programs as directed by the Health Care Practitioner;
- Count controlled substances, syringes, needles and sharps at the beginning of each shift with another staff member and sign count logs;
- Responds to a code or health emergency within standard guidelines;
- Post orders, if applicable, per site contract.
Requirements:
- Maintain absolute security and confidentiality of all medical records;
- Control medication, syringes and other medical supplies or equipment and inventory as required by established procedures;
- Operate pill call, dispense medication and document as required by applicable policies and/or procedures;
- Apply appropriate nursing skills in the care and treatment of inmates/residents.