Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Day and Overnight Shifts Hospital

Job Description

Job Description BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION:

• Administers nursing care to designated patients under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse. Performs a variety of direct and indirect patient care duties utilizing nursing process.
• Participates in Quality Improvement.
• Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital.
• Implements, transcribes, and/or countersigns physician’s orders.
• Competently administers medications with knowledge of action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications.
• Assists physicians with diagnostic tests and procedures as required.
• Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring patients.
• Possesses knowledge and skill to function effectively as a team leader.
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments and other patient care team members.
• Competently performs core and unit specific clinical skills.
• Demonstrates ability to possess clinical data and communicate to physician /nurse practitioner in order to make sound clinical decisions.
• Utilizes nursing assessment skills to participate in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.
• Utilizes nursing process to participate in identifying biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self care, discharge planning, spiritual and educational needs of patient, family, and/or significant other.
• Participates in patient/family teaching.
• Calls in medications to pharmacist at patient requested pharmacy.
• Assists in compiling information for chart and filing information in chart.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing. BLS training.

LICENSE: Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.

CREDENTIALS: I.V. Therapy Certification preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Previous nursing experience preferred.

SPECIAL:

PATIENT CONTACT: Must have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

STANDING: Majority of shift spent standing.

WALKING: Considerable amount of time spent walking.

LIFTING: Must use good body mechanics to independently lift or in certain situations, assist with lifting/transferring a patient.

VISUAL: Must have ability to read physician orders and observe patient care areas; utilize inspection skills during patient assessment.

HEARING: Must be able to receive/comprehend telephone calls; auscultate and percuss during physical assessment.

SPEAKING: Talking is essential in communicating physician orders and addressing patient/family needs and/or requests.

Day & Night shifts available