Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - $10,000 Hiring Incentive

Noland Health Services - Pell City, AL

Full-time

Pell City, AL

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

About the position

The position involves contributing to nursing assessments, patient admissions, and the development and modification of care plans under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role requires administering nursing care to patients while ensuring compliance with regulations regarding race, religion, sex, national origin, and handicap. The LPN will be responsible for various nursing procedures and patient care activities to ensure the comfort and well-being of patients.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to nursing assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data.
• Observes and reports changes in condition of patients and signs and symptoms of deviations from normal health status.
• Participates in the development and modification of the Nursing Care Plan by providing data.
• Documents the involvement of patient/family/significant other in the medical record.
• Contributes to the identification of appropriate nursing interventions to maintain comfort, support human functions and responses.
• Assists with discharge planning.
• Performs assigned nursing procedures for the comfort and well being of patients.
• Assists patients with ambulation.
• Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures.
• Assists with prescribed exercises, turning, massages, backrubs, and repositioning of patients.
• Monitors and records vital signs, neurological and neurovascular checks, identifies and reports abnormalities.
• Performs 12 lead EKG and applies electrodes to patients requiring cardiac monitoring.
• Interprets cardiac rhythm correctly.
• Prepares patient for meals and assists or feeds patients as needed.
• Verifies placement of feeding tubes and administers tube feedings.
• Monitors oxygen therapy for safety and effectiveness.
• Assists with nursing care procedures such as endotracheal or nasopharyngeal suctioning, intubation, extubation, and peritoneal dialysis.
• Cares for elimination needs including enemas, irrigations, ostomy care, and urinary catheterizations.
• Collects and properly labels various types of specimens.
• Monitors and records patient's fluid balance (intake and output).
• Assists with I.V. therapy and performs venipunctures.
• Administers medications in accordance with policies and legal limitations.
• Applies various treatments, dressings, or corrective devices as ordered.
• Assures all restraint orders are properly written and renewed prior to expiration.
• Monitors and records blood glucose accurately via glucometer.
• Transcribes physicians' orders onto MAR Kardex.
• Documents nursing interventions and responses to care.
• Explains nursing interventions and provides appropriate education to patient and/or responsible person.
• Performs phlebotomy and collects laboratory specimens according to established standards.
• Monitors patient's skin integrity, reports abnormal findings, and assists with follow-up orders and wound care.
• Assesses the patient for pain using a 1-10 pain rating scale and intervenes appropriately.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be currently licensed as an LPN by the State of Alabama.
• Minimum of one year experience, hospital experience strongly preferred.