JOB SUMMARY Under the supervision of the RN, the LPN is responsible for the implementation of nursing care including admission and discharge assessments; dispensing of medication as ordered by the unit physician, charting nursing notes, recording, signing off and carrying out physician’s orders.

JOB DUTIES Performs the admission and discharge nursing assessment on assigned patients, including appropriate and timely charting Conducts and records health assessment screening on all admissions assigned Receives, reviews, records and executes physician’s orders Demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns Administer medication accurately, observing patient response as evidence by documentation in the medical record Consistently demonstrate the ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary Assists patients with concern and ...