Home Health LPN
About The Position
Under the supervision of the Director of Clinical Services, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for the day-to-day nursing care of clients. The LPN’s job responsibilities may include helping their clients bathe, dress and eat; go to the bathroom; and get their daily exercise. They change bandages, dressings and catheters, and monitor and assess their clients' condition every day by taking vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, and weight. An LPN is a professional who plans and manages client care according to each individual's needs and explains these clearly to the client and client’s family.
Requirements
- High School Graduate, Accredited LPN school graduate
- Current LPN licensure in Oklahoma
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
- 1-2 years recent Home Health LPN experience
- Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
- Active car insurance
- Medical knowledge, patience, compassion, kindness, critical thinking skills, knowledge of infection control practices, stamina, and physical endurance, observational skills, knowledge of occupational hazards and safety rules, communication skills, leadership, empathy
Nice To Haves
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred
Responsibilities
- Recording the client’s history
- Taking vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, and weight and record them in their file
- Entering information into computer systems and updating client records in a confidential manner
- Ensuring clients and families understand release instructions
- Monitoring fluid/food intake and output
- Moving clients safely
- Observing client reactions to medications
- Observing client mental health status
- Providing emotional support to clients and their families
- Observing of client for skin breakdown
- Maintain the cleanliness and comfort of each client, including bathing, feeding and dressing
- Evaluate the client’s wellbeing, reporting any needs to medical staff
- Explain treatments and procedures to clients and families
- Change dressing and bandages, ensuring clients are healing properly
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
