LVN – Med Surg, Nights

JOB TITLE:                 Licensed Vocational Nurse

JOB SUMMARY:     The Licensed Vocational Nurse will assist the registered nursing staff in providing maximum patient care, including assessment, planning, documentation, implementation and evaluation of care for each assigned patient.

1. Provides basic patient assessments and reports unusual results to the appropriate RN.
2. Assists with formulating appropriate nursing diagnoses and identifies patient problems for a data base and for on-going assessments.
3. Reviews care plans to assist RN’s with up-dates and needed modifications.
4. Appropriately interacts with and provides instruction to patients, family and others.
5. Administers medications in compliance with physicians’ direction, supervisory instruction, and established hospital procedure.
6. Performs basic nursing skills consistent with care plans and instructions.
7. Maintains accurate and timely documents relative to patient care and according to supervisory instruction and established procedure.
8. Other duties as assigned.

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