LPN - Clinics
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LPN - Clinics

Nevada Regional Medical Center

Location: Nevada,MO, USA

Date: 2024-12-22T08:37:47Z

Job Description:

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.

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