LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - Family Practice Center of Hyde Park
The Institute for Family Health · Hyde Park, NY · 6 days ago
HealthcareFull-time
About the role
The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe, quality patient care and services under the direction of a Registered Nurse. The LPN is also a member of a designated care team and collaborates with team members in achieving goals. The LPN is cognizant of the philosophy, standards, objectives and policies of the Department and the Organization.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates competency in performing treatments and procedures
- Assists in achieving patients' respiratory needs: aerosol and inhalation treatments, encourages coughing and deep breathing
- Performs oral and endotracheal suctioning
- Performs therapeutic procedures and treatments
- Inserts and removes Foley catheters
- Performs EKGs
- Performs phlebotomy for blood collection
- Inserts IV and maintains line
- Assists patient with and reinforces use of therapeutic equipment (i.e., incentive spirometer, hot and cold packs)
- Performs patient prep
- Prepares and administers medication and observes patients' response
- Demonstrates knowledge of action, dosage and side effects of medications
- Demonstrates ability to safely administer any medication allowed by N.Y. State law and in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures
- Obtains and records: Vital Signs, Height and Weight, Head Circumference
- Collects specimens and documents
Qualifications
- Certificate of completion from a practical nurse course of study
- Minimum 1–2 years of experience working within an ambulatory setting preferred
- Demonstrated clinical, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to perform venipuncture and administer medications including immunizations
- Demonstrated basic computer skills including typing
- Bi-lingual Spanish preferred
- Demonstrated ability to organize care and activities of multiple patients
- Current New York State LPN license and registration
- Current BCLS, Infection Control, and Child Abuse Certificates required