LPN

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  JOB SUMMARY
  
  
  
  
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    Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, provides total patient care in accordance with physician’s orders and individual patient needs in conformance with the recognized standards of nursing practice.
    
  
  
  
  


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  DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  
  
  
  
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    Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
    
    
  
  
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    Assesses patient and/or conducts screenings and documents utilizing standard scales when indicated as required per organization.
    
  
  
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    Prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs/problems in collaboration with patient, family, and health care team.
    
  
  
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    Documents changes in patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care/intervention.
    
  
  
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    Utilizes organization-wide safe medication practices including, but not limited to the 5 rights of medication administration, barcode scanning and other medication safety processes specific to the unit/department.
    
  
  
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    Knows actions and usual dosage, indications and side effects of medications administered.
    
  
  
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    Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant other as needed according to the care, treatment services and identified risks specific to the patient and documents patient and/or family understanding.
    
  
  
  
  


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  EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
  
  
  
  
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    Minimum requirement:
    
    
    
    
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      Graduate from a Practical Nursing Program.
      
    
    
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      Maintains active LPN license in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and any other states as applicable.
      
    
    
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      Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
      
    
    
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      Achieves and maintains Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) within 90 days of start.
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Preferred qualifications:
    
    
    
    
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      NA
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  
  
  
  
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    Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
    
  
  
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    Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
    
  
  
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    Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
    
  
  
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    Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
    
  
  
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    The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
    
  
  
  
  


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  PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  
  
  
  
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    Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
    
  
  
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    Frequently required to walk and move about.
    
  
  
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    Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
    
  
  
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    Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
    
  
  
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    Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
    
  
  
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    Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
    
  
  
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    Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
    
  
  
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    Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
    
  
  
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    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
    
  
  
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    Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.
    
  
  
  
  

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