Licensed Practical Nurse 1:1
Description
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Ensures implementation of nursing care plans by completing prescribed medical treatments
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Ensures implementation of nursing care plans/healthcare plans by obtaining vital signs, weight and height of individuals every month and as needed
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Ensures implementation of nursing/healthcare plans by setting up, dispensing and documenting administration of ordered medication and/or treatments
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Ensures implantation of nursing/healthcare plans by monitoring side effects and effectiveness of medications/treatments
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Ensures implementation of nursing/healthcare plans by assisting with physicians order, consultants, and laboratory/special tests requirements, making all medical appointments as recommended.
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Provide total care of the skin to prevent breakdown.
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Turning and repositioning every one hour.
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Providing total care of individual including going on vacation and community outings.
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Maintaining strict aspiration precaution 24 hours.
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Completes mediation administration record, PRN and charting requirements, monthly summary.
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Works closely with nursing supervisory staff in reporting pertinent medial information.
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Monitors incident reporting procedures for timeless, completeness and accuracy and examines individuals involved in incidents/accidents.
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Assists in ongoing in-service programs related to health services.
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Transcribes and/or ensures physicians phone orders, reviews laboratory and other medically related reports, and consults prior to filing in the individuals records
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Ensures routine documentation of individual health status in nurses notes
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Ensures provisions of needed adaptive equipments.
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Dependable, accepts responsibility for attendance and punctuality.
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Flexible, adjusts to workload to accommodate changes in priorities and guidelines.
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Handles information in a confidential manner.
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Cooperates in internal and external investigations and provide attachments of the EPD and incident management coordinator promptly when needed.
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Attend all ISP meeting and plan of care meetings when ever scheduled.
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Follow-up with all medical appointments and make sure that all medications are obtained from the pharmacy in a timely manner.
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Review all MAR and POS monthly and make sure that orders are signed by the PCP before the 1st of each month.
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Make sure all cycle medications are received from the pharmacy, checked and distributed before the cycle ends.
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Provide G-tube feeding and care as ordered.
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All other duties assigned