Licensed Practical Nurse Unit Sec. - 4 North Med Surg

Opelousas General Health System; Opelousas (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Opelousas General Health System seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Ortho/Med Surg/Peds Unit. This full-time role provides direct nursing care to patients under the supervision of an RN, following the nursing process from infant to geriatric patients.

Responsibilities include documenting patient records, maintaining a safe environment, transcribing physician orders, and assisting with admissions, discharges, and transfers while contributing to performance improvement and effective

Qualifications

• Provides direct nursing care to patients using the nursing process.
• Documents and maintains patient records.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Documents and maintains data on patient’s records.
• Maintains a safe environment.
• Transcribes physician orders.
• Facilitates admission, discharge, and transfers of patients.
• Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
• Participates in performance improvement.

Skills

LPN

Patient care

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) degree

Job description

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Licensed Practical Nurse Unit Sec. - 4 North Med Surg

Regular Full-Time Licensed Pract Nurse Opelousas, LA, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 2723

Full-time day position (7pm-7am) LPN/Unit Secretary on our Ortho/Med Surg/Peds Unit.

Under direction, provides direct nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process, performs technical nursing functions and upholds the standard of practice of a professional nurse in caring for infant through geriatric patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides basic nursing care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Utilizes the nursing process as the basis for nursing care.
• Parforms nursing functions, applying professional skills.
• Documents and maintains date on patient’s record.
• Maintains a safe environment.
• Applies basic teaching / learning concepts to patient education.
• Provides for life support.
• Acts as a patient advocate.
• Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team.
• Participates in performance improvement.
• Delegates and / or supervises aspects of care to team members and reviews completion.
• Parforms related work as required.
• Facilitates admission, discharge, and transfer of patients to various units and / or other institutions.
• Maintains the chart and all necessary forms and helps to maintain chart availability to physicians by keeping them in proper location.
• Transcribes physician orders.
• Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
• Conducts herself/himself effectively in stressful situations.
• Approaches situations with distressed patients, families, and visitors in a calm, professional manner.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree from accredited school of Nursing