Location: Nevada,MO, USA
Pay: Base Wage starting at $18; increased based on experience
Incentive Eligible Position: Yes
Essential Functions:
* Providing the basic bedside care like dressing wounds, changing bandages, inserting catheters, and giving injections.
* Taking the patient's vital signs such as respiration, temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate.
* Enter the data related to the record of patients in computer systems.
* Interview patients and examine their medical history.
* Inform the patients about the doctor's order or test results via mail or call
* Assist registered nurses and other superior nurses to develop best care plan for the patients
* Help the patients to understand documentation or paperwork
* Talk to the patients about their present problems, allergies, medications and keep an eye on their medical records
* Accomplish scheduled immunizations, visual acuity testing, nebulizer treatments, and regulate TB tests
* Talk to the patients and their families about their treatment plan, tests, and diagnoses
* Starting, monitoring, or discontinuing the intravenous catheters or the intravenous fluids.
* Taking verbal orders from the MD (Doctor of Medicine)
* Aid in phlebotomy - analyze patients, look over the requisition form for requested tests, and set equipment, patient and puncture site.
* Assists in IV set-ups: validate solution to be regulated, analyzing infusion site, keep track of IV function and patient comfort, and terminate IV at an appropriate time, as ordered by MD.
* Undertake various office responsibilities: answer calls and reply to messages and execute triage within the scope of licensed practical nursing practice in an accurate and precise way.
* Help to coordinate patient referrals and take part in the training and orientation of new employees.
* Call pharmacies for ordering prescriptions and store supplies in the rooms of patients
Skills Abilities:
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all levels.
* Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks simultaneously.
* Effective oral and written communication skills.
Working Conditions:
* Exposure to distressed patients, families or visitors.
* Possible exposure to inside environmental conditions.
Physical Demands:
* Requires standing, sitting or walking for up to 8 hours or longer per day.
* The ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Requirements:
* Current Licensed Practical Nurse license in the State of Missouri or Graduate Practical Nurse eligible for examination with valid permit.
* Class C Basic Life Support (CPR) within 90 days of employment and renewed biannually.