What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN- Oncology position at Trinity Employment Specialists?
PRN Licensed Practical Nurse - Oncology
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Pay: Based On Experience, $23-$26/HR
Summary: Performs nursing duties such as patient preparation, sample collection, information gathering, patient follow-up, data collection, and medication administration.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares patient for examination by the physician by having charts ready, etc.
- Takes and records various readings such as heart and respiratory rate, blood pressure, weight, body temperature, etc.
- Makes follow up patient appointments or follows up on patient appointments. Answers routine questions from patients, family, etc.
- Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.
Licenses:
- Certification as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- CPR certification
HS Diploma or Equivalent
Certification as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
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* Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
* Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
* Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
* Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
* Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
* Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
* Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
* Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
* Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
* Record food and fluid intake and output.
* Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
* Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
* Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
* Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
* Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
* Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.
* Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
* Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
* Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics.
* Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms.
* Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons.
* Clean rooms and make beds.
* Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.
* Assist in delivery, care, or feeding of infants.
Salary : $23 - $26