Licensed Practical Nurse-MSH-Adolescent Health Center-FT-Days M-F 10a-6p-Rotating Weekends

Licensed Practical Nurse MSH Adolescent Health Center FT Days 10a-6p Rotating Weekends

The practice of nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse is defined as performing tasks &

responsibilities within the scope of supportive & restorative care; medication administration and

specialized tasks under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse of licensed or otherwise

legally authorized physician or dentist.

• Delivers nursing care in structured & routine situations free of scientific complexity.
• Assistance with activities of daily living.
• Administration of treatments and routine tasks such as suctioning and urinary catheterizations.
• Preparation of patient for surgery diagnostic tests treatments examinations.
• Administration of medications within scope of practice. Collects labels and processes specimens accurately.
• Identification and set up of intravenous equipment and delivery of solutions for infusion through peripheral access devices .
• Administer blood or blood products with special training.
• Reports pertinent observations treatments medications incidents & accidents associated with patients to the Registered Professional Nurse & records same on appropriate documents with the format of charting utilized in the unit.
• Recognizes the unit based model for delivery of nursing care & assumes responsibility for assignments delegated by the Registered Professional Nurse such as: Contributes to nursing care plan in collaboration with other members of nursing staff.
• Reinforces the patient/family teaching process identified by the RN.
• Provides emotional support to patients & their families/significant others.
• Assists with the rehabilitation of patients according to the nursing care plan.
• Provides for the physical comfort & safety of the patient.
• Contributes to patient care conferences.
• Assists in Emergency Resuscitative Procedures by initiating a Team 7000 call performing resuscitative procedures such as BCLS & carrying out other activities as directed by the team. Documents nursing care delivered on appropriate forms within the medical record.

A. Completion of educational program for licensure as a LPN.

B. Successful completion of required New York State Department of Health LPN IV Therapy Initial Program for the demonstration of competence in the performance of intravenous therapy/blood administration procedures as part of Centralized Orientation.

C. Successful completion of annual unit-based review & update program in procedures associated with intravenous therapy.

Appropriate experience in a health care setting preferred

Licensing: Name: LPN Issuing Agency: New York State Department of Health

Name: Basic Life Saver (BLS) Issuing Agency: AHA

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSH

SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai Hospital 408 - Ac Adolescent Health - MSH Mount Sinai Hospital