Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - 2nd Shift

SoftPath Medical; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftPath Medical in Toledo, OH is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for the 2nd shift (2 PM – 11 PM) on a full-time basis. The role supports a multidisciplinary team with direct patient care, wound care, medication administration, and dialysis support.

Responsibilities include taking vital signs, assisting with daily living activities, documenting care, and training junior staff. LPN license and CPR certification are required; dialysis experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Valid LPN license required.
• Completion of an approved medication administration course.
• CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Administer oxygen and apply sterile dressings.
• Insert catheters and manage gastrostomy tubes.
• Suction and irrigate wounds; provide dialysis support.

Skills

Licensed practical nursing procedures

Pharmacology

Patient care

First aid/CPR

HIPAA regulations

Medical equipment operation

Education

LPN license

Medication administration course

CPR certification

Tools

Dialysis machines

Oxygen equipment

Vital signs monitoring devices

Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - 2nd Shift

Shift Details

Full-time position on the 2nd shift: 2 PM - 11 PM

Work schedule includes every other weekend

Job Responsibilities

The following duties are representative and may include some or all listed tasks, along with other related responsibilities as assigned.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Administer oxygen and apply sterile dressings
• Insert catheters and replace gastrostomy tubes
• Suction and irrigate wounds
• Administer enemas and douches
• Collect specimens
• Perform dialysis treatments, operate hemodialysis equipment, and monitor patients during procedures
• Assist physicians with physical exams, treatments, and laboratory tests
• Provide emergency care including first aid, CPR, and patient restraint
• Administer controlled substances such as narcotics and minor tranquilizers, as well as non-controlled medications via oral, rectal, topical, or injectable routes (intramuscular and subcutaneous injections only)
• Offer medication instructions to patients

Maintain medication accountability by charting patient records, preparing and counting medications, and managing medication inventory and medical supplies. Observe, document, and report patient conditions including medication reactions, treatment responses, behavior, and progress. Prepare and maintain related documentation such as incident reports, patient records, medication logs, seclusion/restraint records, patient kardex, and team plans.

Provide general nursing care and support programming by:

• Taking patient vital signs
• Assisting with personal grooming, hygiene, bathing, and daily living activities
• Administering topical ointments and solutions, as well as eye, ear, and nose drops
• Repositioning patients and responding to patient alarms
• Scheduling medical appointments and escorting patients
• Supporting recreational activities and facilitating one-on-one or group activities according to treatment plans

Offer guidance, orientation, and training to lower-level direct care staff such as hospital aides, orderlies, and psychiatric attendants in providing unskilled nursing care (e.g., dressing, bathing, feeding). Participate in meetings including staff conferences, committees, interdisciplinary team meetings, in-service training, and nursing meetings as assigned.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge of licensed practical nursing procedures, pharmacology, patient care, first aid, CPR, and general hospital practices
• Familiarity with agency, institutional, hospital, or clinic policies and HIPAA regulations
• Skills in human relations, inventory management, and employee training and development
• Proficiency in operating medical equipment such as respirators, dialysis machines, sterilizers, oxygen equipment, and blood pressure monitors

Minimum Requirements

Possession of a valid license to practice as a licensed practical nurse issued by the appropriate nursing board and completion of an approved medication administration course.

Note: Licensed Practical Nurses performing dialysis treatments must hold Certification in IV Therapy as required by applicable regulations.

Training and Certification

Maintain biennial renewal of practical nurse licensure and obtain and maintain current CPR certification.