LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Medicine Oncology - Stephenson Cancer Center at Hillcrest - Tulsa

General Summary

Provides preventative and health care to an assigned group of patients or clients in the OU Health facility under general supervision.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assists with the nursing assessment through data collection, observation, and obtainment of vital signs on assigned patients or clients.
• Provides care according to an established nursing plan.
• Observes changes in patient’s condition and notify supervisory personnel if significant changes occur.
• Provides routine ostomy care, nasogastric tube placement and feeding and placement, and discontinuing of oral-gastric tube.
• Initiates and monitors oxygen therapy according to physician orders or unit protocol.
• Suctions and cleans tracheotomy sites.
• May administer oral, intravenous, intra-muscular, intra-dermal, subcutaneous, sub-lingual, vaginal, rectal, and topical medications.
• Prepares patients for routine physical examinations and assist the physician during examinations.
• May function in the role of Surgical Tech if position open is in the operating room.

Education Requirements

• HS Diploma or GED required.
• Completion of education requirements for NCLEX-PN examination required.

Experience Requirements

• No experience required.

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations

• Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
• Current LPN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing OR a current multistate LPN License (eNLC) required.