Licensed Practical NurseJefferson County Department of Health • Birmingham, AL, US

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Licensed Practical Nurse

Jefferson County Department of Health • Birmingham, AL, US

1 day ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Jefferson County Department of Health is seeking to hire a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care to patients in a hospital, nursing home, or clinic. Work requires the Licensed Practical Nurse to perform duties such as taking and recording vital signs, dressing wounds, and administering specific medications orally and by injection.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position :

Option A

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing.

Option B

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in another state, with the ability to obtain an Alabama license within 90 days of employment.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES :

Assists physicians, nurses and other medical personnel with various procedures such as lumbar punctures and biopsies.

Conducts interviews of patients to obtain pertinent health history data, insurance and other information; documents chief complaint; assembles new patient and discharge charts.

Reviews charts; updates information and documents medications, diets, etc.; takes and record pulse, height, weight respiration and blood pressure.

Administers specific medications and gives injections such as immunization shots and antibiotics; performs tuberculosis skin test, vision, hearing and pregnancy test; collects sputum, urine and draws blood samples for laboratory testing; assists in obtaining cultures and smears for laboratory.

Monitors, records, and reports changes in patient symptoms and / or condition; adds premixed I.V. fluids as qualified and according to nursing service policy; performs cardiac monitoring observation; monitors patients receiving blood and blood products.

Tests urine for sugar, acetone, and specific gravity; measures and records gastric and urine drainage; may perform designated laboratory test in the clinics.

Performs techniques requiring surgical asepsis such as suctioning, sterile dressings, and wound irrigations.

Enrolls patients into clinic programs; assess needs and eligibility for health care services; issues eligibility documents; schedules appointments; assists with admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients.

Assists in daily disinfection of patient care areas; cleans and disinfects instruments after use and assists in maintaining supplies as needed for patient care activities.

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