LPN - Days

Summary/Objective

The purpose of this position is to provide professional and quality onsite healthcare services to ensure the wellbeing of trainees guests and employees of the Rocket Center and Space Camp.

Duties/Responsibilities/Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Medical Systems

1. Meet or exceed the standards for the safety security hygiene and emotional welfare of participants that may normally be expected of a firm and judicious parent.
2. Ensure medicines are dispensed following prescriptions and parental guidelines and in an accurate and timely manner.
3. Meet or exceed industry and professional standards for administering nursing care to trainees guests and employees of the Rocket Center and Space Camp.
4. Meet or exceed industry and professional standards for examination of trainees guests and employees with complaints of physical symptoms not including initial assessments.
5. Ensure the accurate and timely preparation/distribution of documentation regarding exams accident reports medical records etc.
6. Ensure the accurate completion of incoming medication forms and notify appropriate departments of special requests/needs in a timely and professional manner.
7. Meet or exceed professional industry standards for confidentiality of medical records and other related documentation.
8. Ensure the nursing office has adequate supplies necessary to conduct daily operations.
9. Meet or exceed legal and professional standards for the storage of medicines and prescriptions.
10. Meet or exceed the expectations of the Nursing Supervisor for the accurate and timely completion of related tasks and assignments.

Supervisory Responsibilities No

Required Education and Experience

Education:

• Degree in Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• Must have a valid Alabama LPN Nursing License.

Work Experience:

• 1 year of licensed nursing experience in a hospital or a clinic setting with a focus on pediatric and adolescent practice OR an equivalent combination of education or experience.
• Must have excellent verbal communication skills to interact effectively with guests and employees.
• Must have excellent medication administration skills.

Work Environment/Physical Demands Summary

This position has the following special requirements:

• Walking and climbing (stairs) to access other buildings and departments.
• Sitting for long periods 46 hours).
• Carrying and lifting boxes and supplies that weigh up to 30 pounds waist high.
• Bending kneeling to store and retrieve supplies.
• Sight reading feeling wrist movements to administer medications and first aid operating computer terminal to examine patient condition.
• Talking and hearing to communicate with patients parents and employees in person and over the telephone.
• This position involves working in a climatecontrolled clinical environment.
• This position works in a confined area with other employees.
• This position is subject to the hazards of the profession.
• This position deals extensively with small children and parents guests and employees.

Travel Required No

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is an equalopportunity employer. As such we offer equal employment opportunities without regard to race color gender religion age nationality social or ethnic origin sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status pregnancy disability veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to ensure workload coverage. Employees are required to follow any other jobrelated instructions and to perform any other jobrelated duties requested by their supervisor.

This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.