Location:

Redfield, SD

Worker Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

As Needed (United States of America)

Position Highlights

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse

Position Accountable To: Director of Nursing

Job Summary: 

The LPN is responsible for assisting the registered nurse in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.  The LPN is accountable for all patients assigned to him/her according to established policies and procedures of CMH and the scope of practice for the licensed practical nurse.

             Birth - 1 yr        1 - 11 yrs          12 - 17 yrs        18 - 65 yrs        over 65 yrs

                  _X_                  _X_                    _X_                  _X_                     _X_

               Infancy            Pediatrics         Adolescent        Adulthood            Geriatric

Essential Job Functions:

• Assessments for routine post-operative patient care.
• Assessments and care of patients
• Reports and documents observations accurately.
• Administration of medications via IM, oral, subq., topical, rectal, vaginal, inhalation, eye, ear and IV-per LPN scope of practice.
• Accompanies patient to nursing unit and gives verbal report to nurse.
• Participates in collaboration with patients, family, physicians, other nursing staff and all ancillary departments.
• Utilizes computer skills for entering physician’s orders, ordering supplies, and sending requisitions.
• Knowledgeable of basic troubleshooting techniques of vital sign monitors.
• Able to interpret and carry out physician's written and verbal orders.
• Must be able to perform basic licensed practical nursing functions.
• Will need to prepare and reheat food items to serve to in patients
• Assist patients with ambulation, toileting needs and other activities of daily living.
• Assist patient with personal needs as warranted
• Review discharge information with patients
• Maintains accurate nursing documentation
• Maintains confidentiality
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Marginal Job Functions:

• Reports any malfunctioning equipment to the proper department so it can be evaluated, repaired and returned.
• Familiar with location of supplies in order to assist in ordering and putting away.
• Assists between patients with cleaning and putting linen on gurneys.
• Clean patient rooms during and after patients stay.
• Light housekeeping duties on the weekends and as needed
• Remove linen and empty garbage

Essential Physical Demands:

Requires much walking, pushing patient carts, beds, wheelchairs, and recliners, lifting of supplies on and off of shelves.

Functional activities include:

Lifting, floor: 0-35#                                                    Grasping Light: 3-5 hr/day

Lifting, knee-waist: 0-35#                                          Grasping Firm: 0-3 hr/day

Lifting, waist-shldr: 0-20#                                          Rep.use-foot: 0-3 hr/day

Lifting, overhead: 0-10#                                             Dominant hand: 5-8 hr/day

Transfers: 0-40#                                                          Non-dominant hand: 0-3 hr/day

Carrying: 0-12#                                                          Bilateral hands: 3-5 hr/day

Pushing/pulling: 0-35#                                               Far acuity: 0-3 hr/day

Sitting: 0-3 hr/day                                                       Near acuity: 8+ hrs/day

Standing: 5-8 hrs/day                                                  Depth perception: 0-3 hr/day

Walking: 3-5 hr/day                                                    Field of vision: 8+ hrs/day

Climbing: 0-3 hr/day                                                  Accommodation: 8+ hrs/day

Balancing: 0-3 hr/day                                                 Distinguish color: 0-3 hr/day

Squatting: 0-3 hr/day                                                  Feeling: 0-3 hr/day

Kneeling: 0-3 hr/day                                                   Hearing: 8+ hrs/day

Crawling: 0-3 hr/day                                                   Smelling: 0-3 hr/day

Rep.use-neck: 0-3 hr/day                                            Forward Bend: 0-3 hr/day

Reaching forward: 3-5 hr/day                                     Reaching overhead: 0-3 hr/day

Work Environment: 

Shift work with additional call requirements.  Works with other, works around others verbal contact with others, face to face contact, , blood and body fluids, electrical devices, mechanical devices such as patient care equipment, computer equipment, moving objects such as carts, slippery surfaces, radiation, hazardous waste.  

Schedule: 

Up to 12 hour shifts include week-ends and holidays.  

Equipment Used To Perform Job:

Includes but not limited to:

Cardiac monitor, blood pressure monitor, pulse oximeter, EKG, electronic and manual operating beds, computer.

Mental Requirements:

___      Reading, simple                         _X_     Spatial                          _X_     Tending

_X_     Reading, complex                      _X_     Form                              _X_     Precision working

___      Writing, simple                          _X_     Clerical                          _X_     Follow instructions

_X_     Writing, complex                       _X_     Compiling                     _X_     Influence others

_X_     Math skills, simple                     _X_     Coordinating                _X_     Time requirements

_X_     Math skills, complex                 _X_     Analyzing                      _X_     Memorization

_X_     Tasks, simple                             _X_     Synthesizing                 _X_     Problem solving

_X_     Tasks, complex                          _X_     Supervising                   _X_     Decision making

_X_     Independent judgement             _X_     Instructions         

Potential Job Stressors:

Work may be performed under pressure requiring close attention to detail.  Environmental stimuli overload.  Staffing and census fluctuations.  Potential exposure to difficult physician/patient situations, long work hours due to daily schedule

Education:

Post high school completion of accredited licensed practical nurse program

Licenses:

Current license in the state of South Dakota with expanded role LPN.  Previous nursing experience is desirable, but not required.

Responsibility:

• Responsible for own actions
• Assumes responsibility for nursing care delivered on their shift according to the plan of care
• Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide nursing care for a specific group of patients
• Constant exposure to medical and personal information requires confidentiality

Professional Responsibility:

Individually responsible for maintain and updating professional practice

Certification Requirements for Position:

þ   BLS (Basic Life Support)

þ   ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)

o   PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support

o   NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

o   TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course)

o   TCAR (Trauma Care After Resuscitation (x1)

o   CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention

Experience:

Previous hospital experience, critical care experience preferred. Must possess good communication skills

Professional Responsibility:

Individual responsible for maintaining and updating professional practice