Toledo, OH - Medical - ODRC - Toledo Correctional (ToCI) - Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN General) - Region 1

Bill Rate :

Shift - pm-pm Monday-Friday

ALL MALE FACILITY, building, will have to be okay with frequent stair climbing / descending ( total floors)

They will have training for weeks.

Pill Call Pass training.

Pharmacy training

Working with Doctor with patients. (IPs)

JOB DUTIES IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE :

Administers nursing care within scope of practice as set forth in Division (F) of Section of Ohio Revised Code

under direction of registered nurse, licensed physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist or chiropractor (, administers

oxygen; applies sterile dressing, inserts catheters; reinserts gastrotomy tubes, suctions, irrigates wounds; gives enemas,

douches; collects specimens; performs dialysis treatments, operates hemodialysis equipment & monitors patient during

procedure; assists physicians with physical exams, treatments & / or laboratory tests; assists in emergencies by

administering first-aid, performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation & / or restraining patients; administers controlled drugs

such as narcotics & min or tranquilizers & no n-controlled medication in oral, rectal, topical or injectable form (,

intramuscular & subcutaneous injections only) & provides medication instructions to patients).

Maintains medication accountability records (, charts patient records, prepares & counts medication, maintains

medication stock & medical equipment & supplies); observes, documents & reports patient conditions (, medication

reactions, treatment responses, patient behavior & progress) & prepares & / or maintains related reports & records (,

unusual incident reports, patient records, medication reports, seclusion / restraint logs, patient kardex, team plan).

Provides general nursing, direct care & / or programming assistance (, takes patient vital signs; assists with personal

grooming & hygiene, bathing or daily living activities; administers topical ointments & solutions, eye, ear & / or nose drops;

repositions patients; responds to patient alarms; makes medical appointments for patients; escorts patients & assists with

recreational activities; provides one to one group activities according to intervention stated on treatment plan).

Provides assistance (, provides work direction, orientation & t raining) to lower-level direct care staff (, hospital

aides, orderlies, psychiatric attendants) in providing general unskilled nursing care (, dressing, bathing, feeding) to

patients & attends & participates in various meetings (, staff conferences, committees, interdisciplinary team meetings,

in-service training programs, nursing meetings) as assigned.

Orders medication & medical supplies; cleans nurses station & medication room / medication cart (, cleans, sterilizes &

restocks cart; defrosts & cleans medication refrigerator) & performs clerical tasks (, answers phone, files).

MAJOR WORKER CHARACTERISTICS :

Knowledge of skilled licensed practical nursing procedures; pharmacology; client / patient care; first-aid; CPR; general

hospital practices & proc edures; agency, institutional, hospital or c linic practices & procedures; HIPAA regulations &

standards; human relations; inventory control; employee training & development. Skill in use of medical equipment (,

respirator, dialysis machine, sterilizer, oxygen equ ipment, blood pressure cuff); hypodermics; operation of person al

computer. Ability to understand practical field of study; deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables;

MINIMUM CLASS QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT :

License to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse issued by Ohio Board of Nursing pursuant to Section Ohio

Revised Code & proof of completion of an approved course in medication administration.

Note : Licensed Practical Nurses who administer dialysis treatment must possess Certification in IV Therapy pursuant to

Section Ohio Revised Code.