Job Information
Baby Boomers Home Health Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in Xenia, Ohio
Job Purpose:
Serves patients by providing educational information; helping with daily living; monitoring vital signs and functions; administering medications.
Duties:
Educates patients and their families by assisting in preoperative, postoperative, and relevant health teaching.
Administers medications by preparing medications; administering specified medication orally or by subcutaneous or intermuscular injection; recording dosage and time in patient record; maintaining logs.
Provides ancillary medical care
Maintains patient stability by taking and recording vital signs.
Keeps nursing supervisors informed by observing patients and reporting adverse reactions to medication or treatment.
Maintains equipment and supplies by keeping catheters and oxygen supplies available.
Performs routine laboratory tests by collecting samples, such as urine, blood, and sputum.
Serves and protects by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements/standards.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Enhances nursing reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications:
Administering Medication, Pain Management, Nutrition, Informing Others, Nursing Skills, Listening, Multi-tasking, Teamwork