Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Record a patient’s medical history accurately
- Take and record measurements of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate etc.
- Observe patients under treatment to identify progress, side-effects of medications etc.
- Monitor patients’ condition including fluid intake and output and compose patient charts
- Assist ailing patients in daily necessary activities such as eating, bathing etc.
- Administer injections, prescribed medications, enemas etc., 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 patients’ family or friends to provide advice, comfort and release instructions
Requirements:
- Proven experience as 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 LPN license program is a must
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Skills
Best Practicesunmatched
Blood Pressureunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Data Entryunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Injectionsunmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Laboratory Testingunmatched
Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurseunmatched
Medical Recordsunmatched
Medicationsunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Nursingunmatched
Nursing Credentialsunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Patient Chartsunmatched
Prescription Drugsunmatched
Psychologyunmatched
Safety Standardsunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Sanitationunmatched
Side Effectsunmatched
Specimen Collectionunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Wound Careunmatched
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