LPN Staff, Marshall Medical Centers South, Acute Care, Full-time, Days at internal in US-AL-Boaz

Job description

• The following statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements, which may be inherent in the position.
• An LPN performs a variety of direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a registered nurse

Responsibilities

• · May work with RN and share responsibility for team of patients
• · Administration of IV fluids
• · Administration of medications (certain IV medications after successful completion of certification class)
• · Venipuncture for blood collection
• · Insertion of IV cannula’s
• · Physical Assessment and collecting of information
• · Rounding with physicians
• · Fingerstick blood sugars
• · Directing staff in patient care
• · Insertion of foley catheters
• · Dressing wounds and skin care
• · Quick Cult

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Practical Nurse Program and current licensure by the Alabama State Board of Nursing.
• After orientation demonstrates and maintains skills and knowledge pertinent to the practice and education of a Licensed Practical Nurse
• After orientation demonstrates competence of the care of the Acute Care patient

Skills

Required

• Administration of IV fluids
• Administration of medications
• Venipuncture for blood collection
• Insertion of IV cannulas
• Physical assessment
• Fingerstick blood sugars
• Insertion of foley catheters
• Dressing wounds and skin care
• Quick Cult