LPN – Level III Alderson, WV

Nitelines Usa•Alderson, WV

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN – Level III will provide a range of standard patient care, setting priorities and deadlines for patient care as necessary. This role involves managing patient flow and triage, responding to institution emergencies, screening new arrivals, and assessing patients returning from consultant visits or hospitalizations. The LPN will also provide patient education, administer medications, and assist with emergency medical care. Accurate documentation in the medical record is essential, reflecting patients' conditions and current treatment plans. This position requires the ability to immediately recognize and respond to serious situations, sometimes before notifying a Registered Nurse (RN), and to report significant abnormalities to the RN, Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP), or physicians. Collaboration and effective communication with patients and healthcare team members are key.

Requirements

Must be certified/licensed in the state of West Virginia.
Shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
Must have 1 year of experience as LPN - III.

Responsibilities

Providing a range of standard patient care, setting priorities and deadlines for patient care as necessary prior to notifying the supervisor via established protocols and standing orders for handling the AIC complaints during sick calls under the guidance of a supervisory clinical nurse, mid-level practitioner (MLP), and physicians.
Providing nursing care appropriate to the level of education and training for acutely or chronically ill patients.
Managing patient flow and triage, responding to institution emergencies with the registered nurse, MLP or physician back up, screening new arrivals, assessing the AIC returning from consultant visits or hospitalizations under the guidance of a supervisory clinical Nurse, MLP, and/or physicians.
Providing patient education.
Assisting with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Administering and documenting medications accurately according to policy/procedure and physician orders.
Recognizing and reporting adverse drug reactions and side effects.
Providing first aid and assisting with emergency medical care to the AIC injured.
Providing documentation in the medical record which is descriptive of patients' conditions and relates to the current treatment plan.
Responding and intervening appropriately to emergencies and submitting written documentation.
Collecting patient information including vital signs and blood pressure checks, as well as providing dressing changes, administering treatments and/or medications, EKGs, and/or other assignments as needed.
Immediately recognizing and responding to serious situations, sometimes before notifying an RN.
Reporting significant abnormalities to the registered nurse, MLP, and or the physicians.
Utilizing resources appropriately.
Collaborating with and informing a registered nurse, MLP, physicians of any changes in patient's behavior, health status or any other patient care concerns or significant changes.
Communicating effectively with patients and health care team members.
Performing patient care, treatments and procedures being about to immediately recognize and respond to serious situations, sometimes before notifying a RN of significant abnormalities.
Performing waives testing.
Using Glucometer 3 to check patient's glucose level and control.
Performing hemoccult testing and control measures.
Performing 12 lead EKG.
Measuring and recording body temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure to the medical record.
Applying the principles of asepsis and infection control.
Maintaining daily sick call list/call out.