Licensed Practical Nurse - Medical Surgical Unit - G6

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME

Department : Medical Surgical Unit - G6

Position is located : Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Work Type : Full Time

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Work Schedule : 7 : 00 AM to 7 : 30 PM

Summary :

Provides care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospital or other healthcare settings.

Responsibilities :

• Administers prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' electronic medical record.
• Observes patients and reports changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
• Answers patients' calls and determines how to assist them.
• Measures and records patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
• Provides basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
• Maintains a safe environment complying with NLH policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and / or protocol when involved or observed.
• May perform other duties upon request.

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