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D&K Superior Staffing

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (PRN)

D&K Superior Staffing, Marrero, Louisiana, us, 70073

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Marrero, Louisiana, United States D&K Superior Staffing

About the job LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (PRN) Our company is looking for a LPN PRN to join our team.

Responsibilities:

Assist in the implementation of individualized treatment plans for each assigned resident;

Reports any problems or emergencies to proper department;

Confers with nursing supervisor concerning the care and treatment of individual patients;

Acts as team leader when requested;

Performs nursing duties such as ordering medications, taking and recording of blood sugars, hemoccult, catherization, oxygen, blood pressures, etc.;

Assists with food trays, linens, feedings, and other patient care needs as necessary;

Pours and dispenses medications as directed by physicians;

Coordinates admission, discharge and transfer of residents;

Assists in training and supervision of nurses aides and CNAs;

Charts treatments and medications according to prescribed policies;

Maintains and supervises the maintenance of nursing and patient care records and related services as completed;

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily;

Makes regular nursing rounds to an assigned group of patients, performing basic patient care functions;

Assists in transporting patients to/from bathroom, in/out of wheelchairs, or to other required areas of facility.

Requirements:

Valid license as an LPN in state of practice;

Current Licensed L.P.N., preferably with experience in long-term care of geriatric nursing;

Current CPR certification and additional certification in nursing specialty desired;

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables;

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