What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN - Little Rock Family Practice - West position at ENGAGEMED?
Job Summary:
The Licensed Practical Nurse will care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities within the clinic of hospital. He or she may work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Physician.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Administers medications or starts intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients’ charts.
- Observes patients, charting, and reporting changes in conditions such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment and takes necessary actions.
- Answers patients calls and determines how to assist them.
- Measures and records patients’ vital signs such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
- Provides basic patient care or treatments such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
- Works as part of a health care team to assess patient needs, plans and modifies care, and implements interventions.
- Evaluates nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members.
- Assembles and uses equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
- Records food and fluid intake and output.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- General knowledge of nursing and health care terminology.
- Excellent patient care skills.
Education and Experience:
- Postsecondary certificate from vocational school or associate degree in nursing required.
- Current Arkansas state licensure required.
- 3 -5 years of previous clinical experience preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- May require prolonged periods of standing, moving, and bending.
- Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds at times.
Disclaimers
- This job description reflects EngageMED’s assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
- Critical features of this job are listed above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.