Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (766127)

TulaRay; Selinsgrove (Snyder County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide practical nursing care for individuals with mental or physical health challenges. The role involves executing nursing care plans, administering medications, and maintaining records. Candidates are required to hold a valid Pennsylvania nursing license and possess strong computer skills.

Qualifications

• Requires current Pennsylvania License for Practical Nurse or eligible to sit for the examination.
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to enter health data into electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Implements nursing care plans and administers treatments.
• Observes and reports changes in patients' conditions.
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment programs.

Skills

Proficient computer skills

Education

Pennsylvania License for Practical Nurse

Job description

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• Requires current Pennsylvania License for Practical Nurse or is eligible to sit for the Practical Nurse Licensure Examination.
• Proficient computer skills to include, but not limited to, Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to enter health data for residents into electronic medical records data base.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires current Pennsylvania License for Practical Nurse or is eligible to sit for the Practical Nurse Licensure Examination.
• Proficient computer skills to include, but not limited to, Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to enter health data for residents into electronic medical records data base.
  
  

Role Description

This is practical nursing work in the care and treatment of individuals with a mental or physical injury or illness and/or developmental disability or the care of individuals having difficulty meeting their daily living activities at a Commonwealth facility.

A resource implements nursing care plans by performing a variety of practical nursing and individual/patient/resident/inmate care duties including preparing, administering, and recording medications and treatments prescribed by the physician and observing and reporting changes in the physical and emotional behavior of individuals/patients/residents/inmates with a mental or physical injury or illness and/or developmental disability or individuals having difficulty meeting their daily living activities. Work also includes taking and recording vital signs, collecting specimens and preparing and maintaining progress notes and other administrative reports as required. Work also involves participation in carrying out the total treatment program to include habilitation and rehabilitation programs as established by the interdisciplinary treatment team and include daily living and leisure time activities.

Work may also involve charge responsibility for a living or patient care area, including responsibility for maintenance of prescribed treatment and therapeutic regimens; overseeing unlicensed personnel; and requesting professional evaluation, treatment or emergency care, as needed. Work is performed in accordance with established laws, rules, and regulations, and appropriate practical nursing standards and nursing procedures. Supervision may be received from a Licensed Practical Nurse Supervisor however, by law, nursing duties which require licensure are performed under the direction of a Registered Nurse or a Physician who reviews the work in progress, through reports and by ward or living area inspections and observations. Nurses are expected to be competent in the following areas at a minimum but not limited to: airway insertion, first aid, catheter insertion, AED, administering oxygen,, IV therapy, heparin lock insertion and irrigation, medication administration, injections, treatments , vital signs, nursing protocols, participating in the plan of care, ambu bag, audiogram testing, medications, telebinocular testing, universal/standard precautions, catheter care, catheter insertion, perineal care, documentation of IV therapy, heparin lock insertion, and irrigation, initation and care of tubing, care of a heparin well, parenteral management , secondary medications, use of IV infusion pump, use of manual flow regulator

About Us

TulaRay partners with clients to create staffing solutions that meet unique organizational needs. Our services are designed to reduce administrative burdens, protect your brand, and improve assignment time-to-fill. We believe that mutually successful client relationships are built on lasting quality and exceptional customer service. We pride ourselves on our uncompromising commitment to high-quality emergency management & healthcare personnel, while ensuring that our clients are taken care of with personalized attention. TulaRay manages total compliance and respectfully supports hundreds of professionals and patient-centered programs.

TulaRay is proud to be an affirmative action employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by visiting our website at tularay.com

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