Position Overview
Job Type
Full-time
Description
LPN Responsibilities and Duties
- Coordinates the nursing care of residents on the unit assuring all residents are assigned a nurse aide capable of providing care to the resident.
- Uses independent judgment and discretion on behalf of the organization in the performance of these duties.
- Provides safe and accurate Medication related interventions to residents.
- Administers and documents medications and treatments according to each resident's medication schedule using current standards of medication pass technique.
- Knows the rational for the effect of medications and treatments and correctly administers same.
- Provides treatments per the physician order including wound care, urinary catheterization, oxygen care, tracheostomy care, etc.
- Orders and receives medications from the pharmacy.
- Conducts an accurate accounting of all narcotics, sign...