Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) PRN job in Sandusky Ohio.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) job overview:
- Provide direct and individualized nursing care to older patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles.
- Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess plan implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Prepares and administers (orally subcutaneously through an IV) and records prescribed medications.
- Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse
- Records patients medical information and vital signs
- Assesses the patients ability to do routine daily tasks
- Assists patients with such basic needs as dressing eating and bathing and encourages patients to do
- things for themselves to retain feelings of independence and selfesteem
- Recognizes and manages geriatric syndromes common to older adults including: cardiovascular respiratory gastrointestinal urinary hematological musculoskeletal endocrine neurological psychiatric/psychosocial integumentary sensory and pain problems
- Prepares equipment and aids physician during examination and treatment of patient
- Facilitates older adults active participation in all aspects of their own health care
- Involves educates and when appropriate supervises family/significant others in implementing best practices for older adults
- Promotes the desirability of quality endoflife care for older adults
- Records all care information concisely accurately and completely in a timely manner in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
- Performs other positionrelated duties as assigned depending on assignment setting
- Provide direct and individualized nursing care to older patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) job qualifications:
- High school Diploma or GED
- Graduate from an accredited college university or vocational nursing program
approved by the appropriate State agency and accredited. - LPN Licensure: active current unrestricted in Ohio
- BLS by the American Heart Association OR the American Red Cross
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EPIC GOVERNMENT employs healthcare professionals at government medical facilities providing care to military service members retirees and their families. Since 2004 Epic Government has built mutually beneficial sustainable partnerships with healthcare professionals and our clients nationwide.
Epic Government is an award winning organization built with committed professionals with a unified vision of helping others. We are honored to be named one of the Baltimore Suns Top Workplaces!
Epic Government dba FSR is an Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran/military spouse
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