Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN General)

SoftPath Medical; Chillicothe (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftPath Medical is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for 2pm–10pm shifts in Chillicothe, OH. The role requires flexibility to cover various days, with weekend and holiday work as scheduled.

Nurses work under supervision with physicians and other clinicians to deliver quality patient care. Responsibilities include administering oxygen, wound care, catheter insertions, medication administration, and assisting with exams and labs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of licensed practical nursing procedures and hospital practices.
• Experience with pharmacology, first aid, and HIPAA regulations.
• Ability to document patient conditions and medication administration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care under supervision, including oxygen administration and wound care.
• Assist physicians during exams, treatments and laboratory testing.
• Respond to emergencies with first aid, CPR, and patient restraint when needed.
• Administer medications (controlled and non-controlled) per protocol and provide patient instructions.
• Maintain medication accountability and charting, inventory, and supplies.

Skills

CPR

First aid

Nursing procedures

Pharmacology

HIPAA regulations

Medical terminology

Tools

Medical equipment

Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Position

Shift Details

Shift hours are from 2pm to 10pm, with either Sunday and Monday off or Tuesday and Wednesday off. Flexibility to work any day of the week is required, as schedules may change according to facility needs. Weekend and holiday work is mandatory if scheduled on those days.

Compensation

Resumes with bill rates exceeding the maximum budgeted amount will not be considered.

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care within the scope defined by state regulations, under supervision of a registered nurse, licensed physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, or chiropractor. Tasks include administering oxygen, applying sterile dressings, inserting catheters, reinserting gastrostomy tubes, suctioning, irrigating wounds, administering enemas and douches, collecting specimens, performing dialysis treatments, operating hemodialysis equipment, and monitoring patients during procedures.
• Assist physicians during physical exams, treatments, and laboratory testing.
• Respond to emergencies by providing first aid, performing CPR, and restraining patients when necessary.
• Administer controlled medications such as narcotics and minor tranquilizers, as well as non-controlled medications in oral, rectal, topical, or injectable forms (intramuscular and subcutaneous injections only), and provide medication instructions to patients.

Documentation and Record Keeping

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

General Nursing and Direct Care

• Provide general nursing care and support programming, including taking vital signs and assisting with personal grooming, hygiene, bathing, and daily living activities.
• Administer topical ointments and solutions, as well as eye, ear, and nose drops.
• Reposition patients, respond to patient alarms, schedule medical appointments, escort patients, and assist with recreational activities.
• Conduct individual or group activities in accordance with treatment plans.

Supervision and Training

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

Additional Duties

• Order medications and medical supplies as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness of the nurses' station and medication areas, including cleaning, sterilizing, and restocking medication carts and refrigerators.
• Perform clerical duties such as answering phones and filing.

Required Knowledge and Skills

Must have knowledge of licensed practical nursing procedures, pharmacology, patient care, first aid, CPR, hospital practices and procedures, agency and institutional protocols, HIPAA regulations, human relations, inventory control, and employee training and development. Proficiency in the use of medical equipment is essential.