Licensed Practical Nurse- Long Term Care

Job Title

The LPN demonstrates knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Administers medications via all routes, and carries out basic treatments as ordered, monitors patients' response to medication and treatments, reports changes and documents effectiveness.
• Functions as a member of the team by participating in planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care using a focused assessment to care for the adult patient with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.
• Participates in providing or reinforcing effective patient education to both patient and their family in relation to disease process, medications and treatments, procedures and surgeries, equipment and devices or any education deemed necessary. Documents the effectiveness of the education.
• Assists ...