Nursing _ Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse, Mobile MI_2890
About The Position
This position provides 1:1 care for a client, always following the client's plan of care while maintaining their dignity and independence. The role involves monitoring vital statistics, reporting abnormal findings, performing medication administration, feedings, ostomy care, and completing routines established by other care professionals. The nurse is responsible for ensuring infection control policies are maintained, documenting all care provided, communicating with family, case managers, and physicians, and ordering necessary supplies and medications. The position also includes monitoring incidents, ensuring medical equipment is maintained, and performing other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 care for client always following client’s plan of care while maintaining client's dignity and independence
- Monitoring clients’ vital statistics and reporting abnormal findings to the case manager and physician assessments
- Performs medication administration, feedings, oxygen, ostomy care as needed per client's plan of care and provided assessments of results
- Complete routines as established by other care professionals such as Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and Speech Therapist
- Ensures infection control policies are maintained at all times, reports possible communicable diseases or infections, and ensures the overall implementation and practice of infection control procedures are implemented
- Accurately documents nursing actions of all care given and communicates with family, case manager, and physicians as well as documents the progress and outcomes for established goals and informs physician, case manager, and families of changes in client's medical condition and needs
- Orders supplies and medications, as needed, to ensure adequate amounts are on hand at all times
- Ensures all patient needs are being met in accordance with the instructions of the physician.
- Monitors incidents involving individuals. Ensures incident reports are completed timely, accurately, and case managers are informed; examines the individual following the incident
- Ensures all medical equipment is maintained and reports faulty equipment to Durable Medical Equipment for repair
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
