LPN Weekend Doubles

Responsibilities

• Provide routine care, observe residents’ health, assist doctors, and communicate instructions to residents regarding medication, home‑based care, and preventative lifestyle changes.
• Help implement and evaluate care plans for individual residents.
• Maintain nursing service objectives, goals, and standards of nursing practices.
• Receive, transcribe, and implement physician’s orders in a timely manner.
• Report required condition changes and events to appropriate parties.
• Administer medication/treatments as prescribed.
• Monitor infection control compliance.
• Record a resident’s medical history accurately.
• Take and record measurements of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, etc.
• Observe residents under treatment to identify progress and side‑effects of medications.
• Monitor residents’ condition, including fluid intake and output, and compose residents’ charts.
• Assist ailing residents in daily activities such as eating and bathing.
• Administer injections, prescribed medications, enemas, clean and dress wounds, and assist with other basic medical care tasks.
• Collect samples for lab testing as assigned.
• Provide emotional and psychological support when needed.
• Communicate with residents’ family or friends to provide advice, comfort, and release instructions.

• Proven experience as an LPN or similar role.
• Ability to undertake a variety of diverse care tasks and work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with hospital health, safety and sanitation standards and procedures.
• Understanding of confidentiality obligations and nursing best practices.
• Excellent knowledge of medical and hospital terminology.
• Good knowledge of MS Office and data entry.
• Perfect physical condition and stamina.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassionate and able to handle stress.
• Successful completion of an LPN license program is a must.

• Seniority Level: Entry level
• Employment Type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job Function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care
• Sign‑on bonus: $1,000