Job Description
General Description :
Under general supervision, provides preventative and health care to an assigned group of patients or clients in the OU Health facility.
Essential Responsibilities :
- Will assist with the nursing assessment through data collection, observation, and obtainment of vital signs on assigned patients or clients.
- Provide care according to an established nursing plan.
- Observe changes in patient’s condition and notify supervisory personnel if significant changes occur.
- Provide routine ostomy care, nasogastric tube placement and feeding and placement and discontinuing of oral-gastric tube.
Will initiate and monitor oxygen therapy according to physician orders or unit protocol.
- Will suction and clean tracheotomy sites.
- May administer oral, intravenous, intra-muscular, intra-dermal, subcutaneous, sub-lingual, vaginal, rectal and topical medications.
- Prepare patients for routine physical examinations and assist the physician during examinations.
- An LPN can function in the role of Surgical Tech if position open is in the operating room.
General Responsibilities :
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications :
Education : Graduation from an approved License Practical Nurse program.
Experience : None required.
Licensure / Certifications / Registrations Required : Current LPN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact LPN License (eNLC).
Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
- Knowledge of professional nursing theories, practices, techniques, and procedures.
- Ability to organize, coordinate, plan and evaluate nursing needs of assigned patients.
- Must be knowledgeable about operating room techniques if applying for a surgery position.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills