What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN - OP NEUROLOGY position at Saint Bernards Medical Center?
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education
Graduate of a School of Practical Nursing. Completion of LPNII course.
Experience
Two (2) years nursing experience, with one-year practice following completion of LPN II course. One (1) year experience must be a hospital setting in a medical-surgical environment. Knowledge and Abilities : Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to and communicate with primarily the geriatric population, and to a lesser degree the pediatric and adult populations. Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. Able to assess data reflecting the patients’ status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs.
Physical
This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information.
Involves being inside and outside. Exposure to temperatures 32 degrees and less and 100 degrees or more, fumes, dust, and noise. Hearing within normal range. Frequent sitting, stooping, standing, walking, bending, pushing / pulling up to 250 pounds, carrying up to 35 pounds, and lifting up to 100 pounds.
JOB SUMMARY
Performs selected nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse.
According to state law and the standards of this agency, the Home Health LPN is limited in the following area. LPNs can make visits requiring routine skilled care, such as :
Dressing changes
Finger stick blood sugars (FSBS)
Urinary catheter insertions
Venipunctures for laboratory specimens
Injections by IM or SQ, as permitted by policy
Other routine nursing tasks
IV antibiotic therapy
De-access central lines
IV hydration
Central line maintenance / flushing & site care
Simple assessments (collect assessment data)
NG tubes
LPNs may not :
Unilateral changes in the Plan of Care- call M.D.; write orders; change care plan
Admission visit-initial comprehensive assessment
Recertification visit
Resume visit
High risk IV therapy (Dobumine, TPN, Chemotherapy)
Access Porta cath
1st dose antibiotics
Patient Care Technician personal care evaluation (every 14 days)
Patient Care Technician supervisory visits (every 100 hours)
Other duties identified by supervisory staff
OASIS assessment
Discharge visits
Assess / Manage Epidural Infustion
Complex assessment
Blood drawn from central venous access
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