Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN Express Care

Job description

Functions 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:
 Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing.
 BLS training.
 Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.
 I.V. Therapy Certification preferred.
 Previous nursing experience preferred.
The manager will go over the schedule in the interview.