Licensed Practical Nurse
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Job Location:
Noblesville, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Responsibilities
- Implement planned interventions/care as directed and supervised by the Registered Nurse and within the scope of the Indiana Nurse Practice Act requirements for LPNs.
- Administer medications know their actions and side effects recognize allergic reactions and document the patients response to drugs.
- Monitor regulate change and discontinue intravenous fluids.
- Answer patient call lights for any patient and make frequent rounds on all assigned patients to determine condition and needs.
- Communicate changes in patient condition to the Registered Nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
- Provide patient education and explain the procedures medications and treatment to be administered to gain cooperation and ease apprehension.
- Actively work to ensure patients rights are identified and met for every patient.
- Collect data as directed by the Registered Nurse assigned to the patient and defined by department policy. Document in patient charts in a timely manner noting any treatments etc. given to a patient and any positive or negative exceptions.
- Assist the Registered Nurse in identifying specific patient needs based on assessment data and in formulating a plan of care based on these needs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
- Minimum: Graduate of accredited School of Practical Nursing
Experience Requirements
- Minimum: No experience required
- Preferred: Hospital experience
License/Certification Requirements
Minimum:
- Practical Nursing license eligible to practice in the state of Indiana
- Basic Life Safety (American Heart Association)
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
About Company
At Riverview Health, we believe all patients deserve our help, whether they're residents of Hamilton County or elsewhere. We believe in hiring quality physicians, investing in advanced medical technologies and maintaining an atmosphere of genuine caring and respect.
