LPN

Position Summary

The LPN is responsible for providing physical, mental, and emotional care to patients. This position is also responsible for maintaining the patient’s medical condition and evaluating medical care plans. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Delivering direct patient care to patients as assigned, using established procedures

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records on medical information, vital signs, or changes in patient’s conditions
• Monitor patients' medication usage and results
• Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes
• Evaluate patients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
•  Provide personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to patients
• Assist with or instituting emergency measures for sudden adverse developments during treatment
• Train other care staff
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Accredited degree as a LPN
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and preventative measures (HIPAA confidentiality, infection spread, etc.)
• Exemplary customer service experience including client relationships and job knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively; ability to critically think
• Knowledge of quality control
• Ability to exercise manual dexterity, control precision and arm-hand steadiness accurately
• Ability to be empathetic with patients; ability to maintain confidentiality

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to work inside a clean, well-lit, and well-ventilated laboratory. While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be exposed to some hazards such as radiation, bodily fluids that may contain disease, and fumes from laboratory chemicals.