Licensed Practical Nurse

Our partner is looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse in Cleveland, OH.

Responsibilities:

• Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about the patient.
• Contribute observations and health information to the nursing assessment and report all data to the RN or authorized directing health care provider.
• Implement the current plan of nursing care at the direction of the RN, or the medication or treatment authorized by the authorized directing health care provider.
• Document and verbally communicate the patient’s response to the nursing plan of care, or the medication or treatment including observing patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments and performing routine laboratory tests.
• Contribute to the revision of the nursing plan of care.
• Provide education and information to patients and family members.
• Maintain professional growth and development within the nursing field.
• Participate in the departmental orientation of new employees in a positive manner, share knowledge, experiences, and provide guidance when assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate actions.
• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good hand-eye coordination, involves extensive standing, walking, and occasional lifting.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
• One year of patient care experience is preferred.