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About The Position

Requirements

• Active New York single-state LPN license; pending licenses are not accepted.
• BLS certification.
• EPIC experience.
• Acute care experience within the last two years.
• Ability to take an assigned patient caseload with RN support.
• Experience or competency in the clinical skills listed for the position, including assessment, monitoring, medication administration, IV therapy, wound care, catheter insertion, and MS/Telemetry care.
• Availability to work 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., every other weekend, and every other holiday if needed.

Responsibilities

• Take an assigned patient caseload with support from an RN.
• Provide care for medical patients, including those with COPD exacerbation, infections, failure to thrive, and social issues.
• Perform vital-sign checks, pain assessments, and intake/output monitoring.
• Apply isolation precautions and manage physical restraints.
• Label specimens and collect clean-catch urine specimens.
• Administer oxygen via nasal cannula and manage feeding tubes.
• Monitor telemetry and perform 12-lead EKGs.
• Administer medications by oral, IM, SQ, NG/G-tube, ear-drop, and eye-drop routes.
• Provide IV therapy using pumps and monitor blood glucose.
• Perform basic wound care, including simple dressings and JP/Hemovac drains.
• Provide bathing and mouth care.
• Insert Foley catheters for male and female patients.
• Communicate patient status changes to the RN or MD.
• Float to other areas within the nurse’s skillset as required.