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ADDUS Home Care - South Baldwin Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in Mobile, Alabama
STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY The LPN is a licensed professional who renders nursing care to clients/patients; functions with a high level of sophistication in the observation of clients/patients and professional judgment; delegates nursing functions in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and level of staff capabilities; provides direct and indirect patient care services primarily delivered on a visiting and intermittent basis in the patient's/client's home under a physician's plan of treatment and in accordance with the policies andprocedures of the Agency. REPORTS TO: Agency Director, Nurse Manager QUALIFICATIONS:
- Licensed as an LPN in the state of Alabama
- Is a graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
- Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience in public health, hospital or long term care setting
- Good physical and emotional health.
DUTIES: May include but are not limited to the following:
Assesses the needs of patients and assigns nursing care functions accordingly
Performs nursing functions requiring LPN knowledge and skills
Prepares pa
tient care plans
Plans patient care
Supervises patient care delivery
Evaluates patient care delivery
Continually re-evaluates the patient's nursing needs.
Provides instru
ction and counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
Prepares and keeps current clinical records and progress note
s.
Coordinate services being provided by all disciplines.
Institutes emergency procedures in the absence of a physician in the best interest of the patient
Maintains open commu
nication with medical sta
ff, as needed
Informs the physician and other personnel of changes in the patient's condition and need
s.
Maintains an accurate record of nursing observa
tions and nursing care
Performs treatment as needed and as prescribed
Administers medications as ordered b
y the physician and dispensed by the pharmacy
Maintains a high level of safety
Participates i
n in-service training programs and ongoing education
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