Licensed Practical Nurse Ambulatory
Core
Prepares and rooms patients for exams and procedures, performs laboratory procedures, assists physicians with surgeries, administers medications, and provides basic patient education in an ambulatory orthopedics setting.
Role type
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Builds
Patient care and clinical support services
Domain
Healthcare / Ambulatory Surgery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Aseptic technique, IV therapy administration, medication administration, patient education, vital signs monitoring, specimen collection, wound care, catheterization, EKG, spirometry, Holter monitor application, casting, complex wound care, patient positioning, equipment sterilization
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Electronic medical records systems, Windows operating system
Responsibilities
Obtaining vital signs and documenting health information, performing laboratory procedures, assisting physicians with procedures and surgeries, administering medications and initiating IV therapy, providing patient education, communicating with healthcare team, organizing and preparing exam rooms, maintaining clinic equipment, performing advanced clinical tasks under supervision
Seniority
Entry-level, no experience required