Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
About The Position
Provides professional nursing care to students hospitalized in student health services unit, or to inmates, juvenile offenders, or consumers housed in state-owned/operated facility/institution &/or staff, observes, assesses & records symptoms, reactions & progress of infirmary patients &/or clinic out-patients, makes nursing rounds, takes & re cords vitals, prepares & administers prescribed medications & ordered treatment plans &/or immunizations, monitors restrained (e.g., lockups, detention, isolated) patients on timely bas is (i.e., every 15 minutes) & provide s immediate medical attention to emergencies (e.g., administers first aid; arranges transportation to hospital emergency room; contacts staff physician when necessary; counsels' patient regarding need for medical referrals) & if assigned, also schedules, assigns & reviews work (i.e., has authority to either approve/disapprove leave requests or to complete performance evaluations, but such is not mandatory to be performed) of lower-level staff (e.g., RNs, LP Ns), participates in staff development & education, reviews care plans written by staff & trains & orients new employees. OR In corrections medical center, is responsible for all health care of 20-60 bedridden inmates (i.e., makes rounds, evaluates care needed & rendered; does care plans & teaches health care principles; administers medication including narcotics. renders all direct nursing care as needed) & performs specialized procedures (i.e., iv therapy, chemotherapy, wound care, oxygen therapy, dialysis, blood transfusion, incubation & CPR, tube feeding, catheterization, suctioning & phlebotomy duties). Organizes & oversees 'code blue' team; directs health care staff (e.g., hospital aides & licensed practical nurses) assigned to area, acts as lead worker in charge of one assigned shift in absence of nurse 2 employee' assists physician in giving diagnostic health evaluations to students. Performs clerical tasks (e.g., charts & records all medications, treatments & pertinent medical information; completes required reports such as incident & accident reports; documents Medicaid information; orders supply & equipment. maintains constant & exact inventory of all controlled drugs, medication & equipment); arranges for out-patient clinic appointments; arranges for medical examinations to be done by school physician; arranges for new & refilled prescriptions ordered by physicians through local pharmacy; performs administrative tasks & serves as liaison with others in organization & conducts &/or attends meetings; serves as instructor on occasion; serves as member or leader of problem solving teams or groups.
Requirements
- Resume
- Healthcare-professional level CPR certification
- Ohio License
- Knowledge of professional registered nursing procedures
- Knowledge of state & federal regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing
- Knowledge of public relations
- Knowledge of employee training & development
- Knowledge of inventory control
- Skill in operation of medical equipment (e.g., stethoscope, otoscope, blood pressure cuff, EKG machine)
- Ability to deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables
- Ability to write meaningful, concise & accurate reports
- Ability to gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things
- Ability to demonstrate physical fitness
Responsibilities
- Provides professional nursing care to students hospitalized in student health services unit, or to inmates, juvenile offenders, or consumers housed in state-owned/operated facility/institution &/or staff
- Observes, assesses & records symptoms, reactions & progress of infirmary patients &/or clinic out-patients
- Makes nursing rounds, takes & re cords vitals
- Prepares & administers prescribed medications & ordered treatment plans &/or immunizations
- Monitors restrained (e.g., lockups, detention, isolated) patients on timely bas is (i.e., every 15 minutes) & provide s immediate medical attention to emergencies (e.g., administers first aid; arranges transportation to hospital emergency room; contacts staff physician when necessary; counsels' patient regarding need for medical referrals)
- Schedules, assigns & reviews work of lower-level staff (e.g., RNs, LP Ns)
- Participates in staff development & education
- Reviews care plans written by staff & trains & orients new employees
- Responsible for all health care of 20-60 bedridden inmates
- Performs specialized procedures (i.e., iv therapy, chemotherapy, wound care, oxygen therapy, dialysis, blood transfusion, incubation & CPR, tube feeding, catheterization, suctioning & phlebotomy duties)
- Organizes & oversees 'code blue' team
- Directs health care staff (e.g., hospital aides & licensed practical nurses) assigned to area
- Acts as lead worker in charge of one assigned shift in absence of nurse 2 employee'
- Assists physician in giving diagnostic health evaluations to students
- Performs clerical tasks
- Arranges for out-patient clinic appointments
- Arranges for medical examinations to be done by school physician
- Arranges for new & refilled prescriptions ordered by physicians through local pharmacy
- Performs administrative tasks & serves as liaison with others in organization & conducts &/or attends meetings
- Serves as instructor on occasion
- Serves as member or leader of problem solving teams or groups
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Job Type
Full-time
