Registered Practical Nurse - Out Patient Department Clinic
Core
Provide quality nursing care to less complex, predictable, lower-risk patients in medical-surgical outpatient clinics.
Role type
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
Builds
Patient care plans and health education for outpatient clinic patients
Domain
Healthcare / Medical-Surgical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
sterile techniques, IV insertion, blood draws, minor surgical assistance, patient assessment, health teaching, emergency response, infection control
Preferred skills
transfusion medicine experience, BCLS certification, medication administration, patient assessment course
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Perform nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation), respond to emergency situations, provide health teaching and discharge instructions, practice infection control measures
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC