Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides direct and indirect professional care to selected patients, under general daily supervision, following established nursing procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Act as a patient advocate to meet patient needs.
• Address physical, emotional, spiritual, and social dimensions of patients.
• Initiate emergency measures according to approved protocols before physician arrives.
• Initiate emergency measures when needed to transport resident to the hospital ER.
• Communicate effectively with Abuse/Neglect/ Exploitation policy and procedures.
• Exhibit leadership and direction in-patient care in accordance with organizational, departmental and unit goals.
• Follow Infection Control guidelines.
• Provide for patient safety.
• Organize daily assignments.
• Transcribe and initiates physician's orders.
• Prepare patients for treatment and/or procedures.
• Perform wound dressing changes.
• Perform suctioning as needed.
• Insert Foley catheters as needed.
• Perform vital signs and assessments as needed.
• Document assessments and findings as needed.
• Assist CNAs with their duties if needed.
• Maintain clean organized patient cubicles.
• Conform to dress code.
• Awareness of patient rights.
• Adhere to the policy and procedure of the unit.
• Document incident as per policy.
• Prepare and maintain adequate supplies.
• Assist in planning, implementing, and coordinating patient care.
• Administer medication, IV therapy as training permits and correlates with disease process, patient condition and other treatment modalities.
• Proficient in ancillary duties,
• Provide effective infection control practices.
• Provide patient and family education and instruction.
• Work as a member of the HIS team to help reinforce a culture of safety in the Nursing Department and organization wide.

Requirements

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and holds a current L.P.N. license with the Maine State Board of Nursing.
• Maintain professional growth.
• Understand emergency procedures and protocols.
• Maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served i.e., Neonate child/adolescent and geriatric.

WORKER TRAITS:

•     Verbal ability is necessary to understand patients' charts, doctors' orders, nursing care plan, and medication orders and to communicate with patients and staff.

• Motor coordination and manual dexterity are necessary to coordinate hands, eyes, and fingers in administering medications and treatments, using clinical instruments, and handling patients.
• Clerical perception is required to prepare records and charts.
• Conform to policy and procedure in regard to attendance, working hours and punctuality.
• Application to duties.
• Demonstrate initiative and judgement.
• Ensure proper equipment functioning.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Involve in CQI activities.
• Facilitate open positive communication.
• Serve on nursing committees.