Position Summary:

To perform selected acts in the care of the ill, injured or infirm under the direction of a licensed professional nurse which does not require the specialized skill, judgment and knowledge required in professional nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care, performing data collection, treatments and procedures in accordance with standards.
• Contributes to the nursing plan of care by reporting patient problems to the Registered Nurse, suggesting possible solutions to those problems.
• Implements nursing directives communicated by the Registered Nurse, shift report, patient therapy profile, and nursing plan of care.
• Administers medications in accordance with appropriate Standards.
• Instructs patients and families appropriately.
• Transcribes physicians’ orders in accordance with appropriate Standards.
• Maintains emergency equipment and supplies which are located in the nursing department.
• Documents pertinent observations and nursing procedures performed on the appropriate chart forms, in accordance with protocols and procedures.
• Reports patient problems, patient incidents, or changes in patient status to a Registered Nurse or supervisor.

Education and Training

• Current licensure to practice Practical Nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania