LPN -Licensed Practical Nurse - Medicine Specialty Clinic - Days

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Location: OU Health Nicholson Tower

Shift Available: Full-time (40 hours/weekly) 8a-5p. No on call

This benefit is available to those OU Health Employees who:

• Are Full-Time and Part-Time (0.6 or more FTE) LPN employees

• Have been continuously employed by OU Health for a minimum of 6 months

• Have a minimum of 1 year LPN experience

• All those admitted to the program must remain employed by OU Health through program completion.

• Please visit https://nursing.ouhsc.edu/Programs-Academics/OU-Health-Degree-Accelerator-Program for more information

General Description: Under general supervision provides preventative and health care to an assigned group of patients or clients in an OU Health facility.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Administers medications safely under direction of physician or other medical personnel
• Observes, records, and reports patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians.
• Provide care according to an established nursing plan.
• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation
• Ensures patient chart entries are made accurately and in a timely manner and forwarding charts as appropriate
• Communicates systematic report to other care providers.
• Assisting in the coordination of care delivery; utilizes resources to promote the continuum of care.
• Employs strategies to promote health in a safe environment.
• Documents progress toward the attainment of outcomes.
• Uses quality and evidence based practice to deliver and improve care.
• Works closely with more experienced clinicians for guidance and supervision.
• Triage telephone calls for referral to other clinical team members

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Completion of educational requirements for NCLEX-PN examination.

Experience: None required. One or more years of experience preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current LPN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact LPN License (eNLC) required. Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of professional nursing theories, practices, techniques, and procedures.
• Ability to organize, coordinate, plan and evaluate nursing needs of assigned patients.
• Must be knowledgeable about operating room techniques if applying for a surgery position.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

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