JOB SUMMARY Under the supervision of the RN, the LPN is responsible for the implementation of nursing care including admission and discharge assessments; dispensing of medication as ordered by the unit physician, charting nursing notes, recording, signing off and carrying out physician's orders.
JOB DUTIES - Performs the admission and discharge nursing assessment on assigned patients, including appropriate and timely charting
- Conducts and records health assessment screening on all admissions assigned
- Receives, reviews, records and executes physician's orders
- Demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns
- Administer medication accurately, observing patient response as evidence by documentation in the medical record
- Consistently demonstrate the ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprio...