Job Objective: The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible to the Director of Nursing for rendering nursing care in assigned areas in terms of individualized patient needs, utilizing nursing techniques, procedures, and established standards based on the scope of practical nursing. Perform routine administrative and clinical tasks. Provide quality care to patients by supporting CCWV quality initiatives.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties:
• Utilize nursing knowledge and skills to safely implement primary preventative and therapeutic nursing care of assigned patient/family as evidenced by documentation and observation of positive patient care outcomes.
• Perform delegated independent nursing functions using established procedures, policies, guidelines, and standards.
• Contribute to developing the patient/caregiver plan of care based on the identified patient problems/needs.
• Carry out physician/mid-level provider orders accurately, directly, and indirectly.