LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (3rd Shift)

State of careers Rhode Island

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves performing practical nursing duties related to the care and treatment of patients. The role operates on the 3rd shift, with days off to be determined. The position is located at the Rhode Island Veterans Home. Pre-employment requirements include proof of immunity against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), Varicella (Chickenpox), Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap), Hepatitis B titers, and a Tuberculin Skin Test (TST).

Requirements

A working knowledge of approved practical nursing methods, procedures, and techniques.
Ability to learn the details of methods, procedures, techniques, and attitudes required in patient care for specific illnesses.
Skill in practical nursing.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.
Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
Must meet practical nursing registration requirements as required by Rhode Island law and regulations and maintain such requirements as a condition of employment.
Proof of immunity against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), Varicella (Chickenpox), Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap), Hepatitis B titers, and a Tuberculin Skin Test (TST).
Employment eligibility validated through E-Verify.

Responsibilities

Perform practical nursing duties involving the care and treatment of patients.
Make regular rounds of wards, either individually or with a staff physician or registered professional nurse.
Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and other medicines and treatments as directed by a physician or registered nurse.
Make and apply surgical dressings.
Administer narcotics and maintain records under the direction and supervision of a physician or registered professional nurse.
Set up and assist in operating special apparatus and equipment.
Take and record temperature, pulse, and respiration.
Maintain bedside charts.
Assist at physical examinations, preparing patients for special examinations and tests.
Assist in medical or rehabilitation treatment provided by a physical therapy program.
Provide patients with tub and bed baths, morning and evening care, including personal hygiene.
Instruct patients in the proper use of sputum cups and other personal hygiene for disease control.
Recognize the imminence of seizures and signs of impending death and report to proper officials.
Care for the dead and arrange for prompt delivery to the morgue, maintaining necessary records.
Serve food to diet and tray patients, feeding weak and helpless patients.
Assist patients with personal care such as combing hair, passing mouth washes and basins, providing nourishment, assisting in and out of bed, and accompanying them to lavatories or clinics.
Keep records and make reports.
Make beds, change linens, and antiseptically clean beds and patient furniture.
Perform related duties as required.
May supervise institution attendants and patient help assigned to assist.