LPN- Dermatology Clinic
Requisition ID: 2024-52325
Category: Nursing
Overview
This position is full-time, working 40 hours per week.
Clinic hours: M-F, 8a-4:30p
The LPN provides technical nursing care to acute and chronically ill children from the age of birth to 21 years and selected adult patients, under the direction of a RN Care Manager, and in accordance with the Ohio Board of Nursing Law and Rule.
Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?
The moment you walk through our doors, you can feel it. When you meet one of our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it, too. Welcome to Nationwide Children's Hospital, where Passion Meets Purpose.
Here, Everyone Matters. We're 13,000 strong. And it takes every single one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids from around the world we'll never even meet. Kids who are living healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.
Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children's badge what they do for a living. They'll tell you it's More Than a Job. It's a calling. It's a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.
Nationwide Children's Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.
Responsibilities
- Identifies and documents patient/family objective/subjective data and family data and observations. Reports pertinent findings to the RN Care Manager responsible for directing the patient's care.
- Follows the plan of care appropriate to the developmental level of the patient. Collaborates with the RN Care Manager directing the patient's care regarding appropriate tasks/nursing interventions.
- Implements nursing interventions according to established standards demonstrating competence in specified nursing care. Administers and documents medications by all routes, i.e. oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, transdermal, rectal and aerosol, utilizing the five rights and all other related safety recommendations.
- Performs the various IV therapy procedures, including but not limited to: verification of the type of peripheral IV solution, examination of a peripheral infusion site; discontinuation of a peripheral IV device, assembles tubing for both peripheral IVs and central venous catheters and others.
Qualifications
Education: Must be a graduate of an approved school of practical or vocational nursing.
Licensure: Must be licensed as a Practical Nurse in the State of Ohio.
Certifications: Must complete an Ohio Board of Nursing approved medication test, such as NAPNES (National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service) or OAPNES (Ohio Association for Practical Nurse Education Service). Must satisfactorily complete orientation objectives as determined by the manager.
Skills: Basic written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated competence in specified nursing care. Positive, effective, and age-appropriate interaction skills with patient/family, physicians, and other health care team members.
MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to see, hear, stand, walk, speak, read and perform manual tasks with or without accommodation, and care for oneself with little or no difficulty. Must be able to independently lift up to 25 lbs. Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with the assistance of another person(s) and/or equipment.
EOE M/F/Disability/Vet
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