Licensed Practical​/Vocational Nurse Wound Care

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Full Time Weslaco, TX, US

12 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $25.00 To $28.00 Annually

The Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse will care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in a skilled nursing homes. He or she may work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

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• Administers medications or starts intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients charts.
• Observes patients, charting and reporting changes in conditions such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment and takes necessary actions.
• Answers patients calls and determines how to assist them.
• Measures and records patients vital signs such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
• Provides 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.
• Works as part of a health care team to assess patient needs, plans and modifies care, and implements interventions.
• Evaluates nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members.
• Assembles and uses equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
• Records food and fluid intake and output.

• General knowledge of nursing and health care terminology.
• Excellent patient care skills.

Postsecondary certificate from vocational school or Associates degree in nursing required.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• May require prolonged periods of standing, moving and bending.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds at times.