Licensed Practical Nurse

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Title:

LPN.

Reports to:

Nurse Manager.

Assists with nursing care of patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

• Greets patient and provides comfort and reassurance while supporting the patient's right to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
• Stocks all areas of the Center with supplies, including refrigerators with nourishment for patients.
• Takes vital signs, including patient weights, and reports them to the RN. Documents appropriately in EMR.
• Performs point‑of‑care testing (e.g., blood glucose, pregnancy, drugs of abuse) as directed by the RN.
• Assists in monitoring patients' physical symptoms and behavioral changes, reporting any concerns to the RN.
• Administers pre‑operative and/or post‑operative medications within LPN scope under the guidance of the RN, documenting appropriately in EMR.
• Provides nourishment for patients under RN supervision.
• Assists patients in moving in and out of bed and to the bathroom as per RN instructions.
• Assists patient in dressing as needed.
• Provides patients and families with discharge instructions per the RN, documenting appropriately in EMR.
• Escorts patients to car after discharge.
• Cleans equipment in all areas of the Center according to manufacturer recommendations and stores equipment safely.
• Performs room turnover and appropriate room cleaning in all areas of the Center in accordance with Center policy.
• Performs pre‑operative and post‑operative patient phone calls and documents appropriately in EMR.
• Schedules procedures in EMR as needed.
• Performs other clerical tasks as needed.

• Graduate of a practical nursing program.
• Active LPN license.
• Prior experience in a physician’s office or health‑care setting.
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English.

• Ability to sit/stand for a considerable amount of time; ability to walk.
• Visual and auditory acuity for frequent use of computer, telephone, and occasional use of other office equipment.
• Ability to perform occasional overhead and low reaching.
• Physical strength required for equipment needs and patient‑care activities.
• Visual and auditory acuity for timely responsiveness and patient‑care assessment activities.
• Ability to move quickly in response to center needs.
• Constant and frequent judgment and response.
• Occasional judgment and response to disasters or emergencies, actual events, or drills.

• Well‑lit and ventilated environment, with non‑hazardous and hazardous equipment.
• Category I: involves occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids and materials.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

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