• LPN

    SSM Health (Fond Du Lac, WI)


    It's more than a career, it's a calling.

     

    WI-St Francis Home

    Worker Type:

    Regular

    Job Summary:

    Provides care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, functioning within the scope of license.

    Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

    PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

    + Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients.

    + Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.

    + Performs laboratory tests and therapeutic services.

    + Educates patients/families about disease treatment plan including self-care post discharge, holistic health needs, available resources and follow up care.

    + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

    + Performs other duties as assigned.

    EDUCATION

    + Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

    EXPERIENCE

    + No experience required

    PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

    + Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

    + Constant standing and walking.

    + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

    + Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

    + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

    + Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

    + Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

    + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

    + Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

    + Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

    + Occasional driving.

    + Rare crawling and running.

    REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

    State of Work Location: Illinois

    + Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

    + And

    + Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

    State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

    + Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

    + And

    + Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Issued by Compact State

    Work Shift:

    Day Shift (United States of America)

    Job Type:

    Employee

    Department:

    1803000068 LPN - SNF

    Scheduled Weekly Hours:

    40

     

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