LPN Med/Surg – $10k SOB

Community Memorial Hospital; Village of Hamilton (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Memorial Hospital in New York's Hamilton area is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our inpatient team. You will perform nursing duties, monitor vital signs, document patient progress, and educate patients on medications and care plans.

You'll work within a POD nursing structure, supervise CNAs as needed, participate in EMR and bar-code medication pass workflows, and help identify emerging complications while providing compassionate patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license required.
• BLS certification required.
• Previous hospital experience preferred; EMR and bar-code med pass experience helpful.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the patient's health by completing the nursing process.
• Takes vital signs, monitors pain, and records narrative on patient's condition.
• Carries out prescribed medical and nursing treatments.
• Educates patients on medications being administered.
• Listens to patient concerns; provides emotional support.
• Supervises patient care technicians in the delivery of patient care.
• Observes, documents and reports patient condition and progress to RNs and providers.
• Provides emotional support to patients and their families.
• Assists with maintenance and stocking of the unit as needed.
• Completes abuse assessments and reports findings to RN staff.
• Assists in early identification of emergent complications.

Skills

Vital signs monitoring

Nursing documentation

Patient education

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

BLS Certification

Tools

EMR system

Barcode med pass

Job description

Job Description

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Promotes the patient's health by completing the nursing process.
• Takes vital signs, monitoring pain, and records narrative on patient's condition;
• Carries out prescribed medical and nursing treatments;
• Educates patients on medications being administered.
• Listens to patient concerns; provides emotional support
• Supervises patient care technicians in the delivery of patient care
• Observes, documents and reportspatient condition and progress to RNs and providers;
• Provides emotional support to patients and their families.
• Assists with maintenance and stocking of the unit as needed
• Completes abuse assessments and reports findings to RN staff
• Assists in early identification of emergent complications
• Educates patients in health care promotion, such as disease prevention, accident prevention,

Job Requirements:

• Licensed Practical Nursing License - by NYS Education Department (NYSED)
• BLS - Basic Life Support
• Previous hospital experience is desired along with experience in EMR, bar code scanning med pass, and wound care
• Ability to work in POD nursing structure with responsibility for CNA

Jobe Type: Full-Time
Rate: $25 USD per hour
Pay or shift range: $25.26 USD to $30.24 USD