Licensed Practical Nurse Wanted

Licensed Practical Nurse
TrailBlazer Staffing Solutions
Contract

This is a 1st shift job 8 am to 5 pm

Administers nursing care within scope of under direction of registered nurse, licensed physician.

Administers oxygen; applies sterile dressing, inserts catheters; reinserts gastrotomy tubes, suctions, irrigates wounds; gives enemas, douches; collects specimens; performs dialysis treatments, operates hemodialysis equipment & monitors patient during procedure; assists physicians with physical exams, treatments &/or laboratory tests.

Assists in emergencies by administering first-aid, performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation &/or restraining patients; administers controlled drugs such as narcotics & min or tranquilizers & non-controlled medication in oral, rectal, topical or injectable form

  • Maintains medication accountability records like charts patient records, prepares & counts medication, maintains medication stock & medical equipment & supplies; observes, documents & reports patient conditions & prepares &/or maintains related reports & records
  • Provides general nursing, direct care &/or programming assistance
  • Provides assistance to lower-level direct care staff and provides general unskilled nursing care to patients & attends & participates in various meetings assigned.
  • Orders medication & medical supplies; cleans nurses station & medication room/medication cart (e.g., cleans, sterilizes & restocks cart; defrosts & cleans medication refrigerator) & performs clerical tasks
  • Knowledge of skilled licensed practical nursing procedures; pharmacology; client/patient care; first-aid; CPR; general hospital practices & procedures; agency, institutional, hospital or clinic practices & procedures*; HIPAA regulations & standards; human relations; inventory control; employee training & development*. Skill in use of medical equipment (e.g., respirator, dialysis machine, sterilizer, oxygen equipment, blood pressure cuff); hypodermics; operation of personal computer.

Ability to understand practical field of study; deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables; recognize unusual or threatening conditions & take appropriate emergency action; develop good rapport with patients &/or residents; understand manuals & verbal instructions associated with practical nursing; demonstrate dexterity to administer injections.

 

 

Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050