Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Title: Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse
Department: Physician Practice Management
Location: Louisville Family Medicine Massena NY
Hours Per Week: 40 scheduled weekly hours
Schedule:8-hour day shifts Monday-Friday
Sign-On Bonus:Up to $3000

SUMMARY: Observes reports and documents patients physical emotional and mental symptoms conditions and reaction; participates in conferences about patients conditions and care plans and provides information used in evaluating and revising such plans. Helps provide for the emotional and physical comfort and safety of patients. Assists patients to adjust to their hospitalization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs nursing duties using standard procedures.

• Assists physicians with examinations treatments tests and dressings.

• Maintains or discontinues intravenous infusions. May add I.V. bottle without medication to an existing infusion.

• Recognizes and takes immediate and appropriate steps to alleviate conditions of shock respiratory distress fainting and/or hemorrhage.

• Assists in patient rehabilitation; encourages use of purposeful activities required in daily living; diversional activities; normal range of motion exercises; applies principles of body mechanics and assures proper body alignment; assists patient and family to seek help available through various community services.

• Administers nasogastric feedings gastrostomy feeds enemas douches perineal care soaks.

• Applies ace bandages elastic stockings compresses and simple dressings Aqua-K pads ice bags.

• Gives baths oral hygiene shampoos back rubs. Shaves patients.

• Inserts and irrigates catheters. Irrigates colostomies.

• Takes and record weights temperatures pulses respirations and blood pressures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from an approved school of practical/vocational nursing (or its equivalent).

• Current New York State licensure or permit to practice as licensed practical nurse.

• BLS required.
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong interpersonal skills sufficient to interact efficiently with sick and/or irritable patients in order to gain their cooperation and allay apprehensions.

UNION:

Note: Not all per diem roles are union eligible

EDUCATION:

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employees physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience relevant qualifications specialty internal equity location and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital or familial status military or veteran status citizenship or immigration status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.