Job Description
Job Title: Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN)
Location: NYC, NY
Duration: 03 months Contract
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9-5pm
Hourly rate: $43/hour on W2 (Negotiable)
Duties- Provides supportive and restorative nursing care under the direction of an RN or legally authorized physician/dentist.
- Administers medications and performs specialized nursing tasks within the LPN scope of practice.
- Performs routine nursing care in structured, non-complex situations.
- Assists patients with activities of daily living (ADLs).
- Administers treatments, including suctioning and urinary catheterization.
- Prepares patients for surgeries, diagnostic tests, treatments, and examinations.
- Collects, labels, and processes specimens accurately.
- Sets up IV equipment and administers solutions through peripheral IV access devices.
- Administers blood and blood products with appropriate specialized training.
- Reports patient observations, treatments, medications, incidents, and accidents to the RN and documents them appropriately.
- Accepts and completes assignments delegated by the RN.
- Contributes to nursing care plans in collaboration with the nursing team.
- Reinforces patient and family education provided by the RN.
- Provides emotional support to patients, families, and significant others.
- Assists with patient rehabilitation according to the nursing care plan.
- Promotes patient comfort and safety.
- Participates in patient care conferences.
- Assists with emergency resuscitation procedures, including initiating Team 7000 calls and performing BCLS as directed.
- Documents all nursing care provided in the medical record.
Education Requirements- Completion of an accredited educational program for Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licensure.
- Successful completion of the New York State Department of Health LPN IV Therapy Initial Program as part of Centralized Orientation.
- Demonstrated competency in:
- Intravenous (IV) therapy procedures.
- Blood administration procedures.
- Successful completion of the annual unit-based review and update program for IV therapy procedures.
Licensing & Certifications- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Issuing Agency: New York State Department of Health
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Issuing Agency: American Heart Association (AHA)
Skills
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)unmatched
Administrative Proceduresunmatched
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)unmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Catheterizationunmatched
Conferencesunmatched
Dentistryunmatched
Emergency Proceduresunmatched
Health Departmentunmatched
Health Planunmatched
Intravenous Therapiesunmatched
Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurseunmatched
Licensingunmatched
Medical Recordsunmatched
Medication Administrationunmatched
Medicationsunmatched
Nursingunmatched
Nursing Credentialsunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Patient Educationunmatched
Patient Safetyunmatched
Peripheral Hardwareunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Sample/Specimen Processingunmatched
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