LPN Hospital-Mary Breck
The LPN is responsible for performing a wide variety of nursing care, patient activities, and accommodative services for the comfort and well-being of patients in accordance with physicians' orders and under the guidance and direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- Hospital
- License
- LPN license Must maintain current licensure in state of practice.current licensure in state of practice
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- current licensure in state of practice Must maintain current licensure in state of practice.
- Certification
- successful completion of I.V. Therapy Course
- Education
- graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.
- Also asks
- six months to one year on-the-job training to attain proficiency Six (6) months to one (1) year on-the-job training is required to attain proficiency of performance of assigned duties.
Preferred
- Experience
- technical skills in special nursing fields Technical skills in special nursing fields preferred.
What it pays
Benefits
- On-the-job training
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- perform basic nursing care and patient procedures Performs basic nursing care and patient procedures as required.
- Day to day
- participate in conferences and serve on committees Participate in conferences and serves on Committees as requested.
- Day to day
- observe, report, and chart patient condition changes, observations, complaints, and care Observes, reports, and documents in the patient chart changes in patient's condition, observations made, and complaints voiced and nursing care performed.
- Day to day
- participate in patient and family health education Participates in patient and family health education as necessary.
- Day to day
- provide safe and secure environment for patient Provides a safe and secure environment for the patient.
- Day to day
- prepare for and assist with diagnostic and therapeutic treatments Prepares for and assists with diagnostic and therapeutic treatments.
- Day to day
- administer IV fluids per state Nurse Practice Act May administer I.V.F. in accordance with state Nurse Practice Act.
- Day to day
- check, irrigate, and maintain drainage tubes Checks, irrigates and maintains drainage tubes as needed.
- Day to day
- insert NG tubes after training (KY & VA) May insert N/G tubes after training. (KY & VA).
- Day to day
- administer tube feedings May administer tube feedings.
- Day to day
- suction patients according to hospital policy Suctions patients according to hospital policy and procedure.
- Day to day
- function in emergencies and on code team Functions in emergencies and on the code team as designated.
- Day to day
- perform catheterizations and catheter care Performs catheterizations and provides catheter care.
- Day to day
- administer oral, IM, intradermal, SQ, IV, PB, and approved medications Administers oral and intra-muscular, intradermal, subcu, I.V., PB, and medications as approved.
- Day to day
- administer IVP medications as approved (Virginia only) Administers I.V.P. medications as approved. (In Virginia only).
- Day to day
- care for patients receiving oxygen therapy and analyze O2 concentrations Cares for patients receiving oxygen therapy and analyses oxygen concentration of 02 tents, isolette and croupettes.
- Day to day
- administer IPPB respiratory treatments Administers respiratory treatments (I.P.P.B.).
- Day to day
- apply sterile and unsterile compresses and bandages Applies sterile and unsterile compresses and bandages of all types and styles.
- Day to day
- answer call lights and assist patients with hygiene and ADLs Answers call lights, assist patients with personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
- Day to day
- test urine, weigh patients, and take vital signs Tests urine for sugar, acetone, and ph., weighs patients, and takes vital signs.
- Day to day
- care for patients in isolation Cares for patients in isolation.
- Day to day
- assist with physical and vaginal examinations and pap smears Assists with physical and vaginal examinations and obtaining pap smears.
- Day to day
- administer post-operative regime Administers post-operative regime: cough, deep breathing, turn patients, and takes vital signs.
- Day to day
- prepare patients for surgery, including pre-op checklists Prepares patients for surgery, including pre-op check lists.
The workplace
- Hospital
- MARY Breckinridge ARH Hospital
- Address
- 130 KATE IRELAND DRIVE, HYDEN, KY, 41749
- Beds
- 25
About MARY BRECKINRIDGE ARH HOSPITAL
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Overview
The LPN is responsible for performing a wide variety of nursing care, patient activities, and accommodative services for the comfort and well-being of patients in accordance with physicians' orders and under the guidance and direction of the Registered Nurse.
Responsibilities
Performs basic nursing care and patient procedures as required.
Participate in conferences and serves on Committees as requested.
Observes, reports, and documents in the patient chart changes in patient's condition, observations made, and complaints voiced and nursing care performed.
Participates in patient and family health education as necessary.
Provides a safe and secure environment for the patient.
Prepares for and assists with diagnostic and therapeutic treatments.
May administer I. V. F. in accordance with state Nurse Practice Act.
Checks, irrigates and maintains drainage tubes as needed.
May insert N/G tubes after training. (KY & VA).
May administer tube feedings.
Suctions patients according to hospital policy and procedure.
Functions in emergencies and on the code team as designated.
Performs catheterizations and provides catheter care.
Administers oral and intra-muscular, intradermal, subcu, I. V., PB, and medications as approved.
Administers I. V. P. medications as approved. (In Virginia only).
Cares for patients receiving oxygen therapy and analyses oxygen concentration of 02 tents, isolette and croupettes.
Administers respiratory treatments (I. P. P. B.).
Applies sterile and unsterile compresses and bandages of all types and styles.
Answers call lights, assist patients with personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
Tests urine for sugar, acetone, and ph., weighs patients, and takes vital signs.
Cares for patients in isolation.
Assists with physical and vaginal examinations and obtaining pap smears.
Administers post-operative regime: cough, deep breathing, turn patients, and takes vital signs.
Prepares patients for surgery, including pre-op check lists.
Applies ace bandages, all types of traction, hot water bottle and ice cap.
Measures and records intake and output.
Collects specimens; blood, urine, stool and sputum.
Administers post-mortuum care and transportation.
Administers enemas: retention, cleansing, therapeutic, colonic, irrigation.
Maintains cleanliness, safety and efficiency in nursing.
Alert to and able to respond appropriately in an emergency situation, providing patient care, initiating CPR and any other tasks designated by the RN or MD.
Assists with the care and security of the patients' valuables.
Checks narcotics and barbiturates reports discrepancies, completes incident report appropriately and submits to appropriate management.
Cares for patients with radium and assists physician with removal of radium.
Prepares used equipment for re-sterilization.
Cleans and maintains storage of equipment. Request repairs, follow-up with physician and other staff as appropriate regarding equipment performance.
Comply with hospital policies for obtaining, documenting and follow through on telephone and verbal orders.
Monitors glucose via glucose monitor machine
Collects Quality Improvement data as requested.
Uses universal precautions.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.
Must maintain current licensure in state of practice.
Must successfully complete the I. V. Therapy Course.
Technical skills in special nursing fields preferred.
Six (6) months to one (1) year on-the-job training is required to attain proficiency of performance of assigned duties.
What's around it?
Hyden, KY
Living costs about 10% below the US average