Licensed Vocational Nurse - MedSurg nights

Job description

Full-Time Nights (7p-7a) JOB SUMMARY: Provides direct and indirect patient care in the medical-surgical setting. Communicates with physicians, supervisor, and co-workers as appropriate about changes in patient’s clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. Additionally, is able to perform general nursing duties in all departments with adequate supervision. SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: - Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes: adults and general patient population. - Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management. - Ability to revise plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plain daily for effectiveness. - Ability to perform waived testing (point-of-care testing, glucometers) per Clinical Laboratory’s and the resident care unit’s policies and procedures. - Ability to interpret results of waived tests; take appropriate action on waived...