About the role
Position Title: LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Medical Oncology Clinic - Stephenson Cancer Center at Hillcrest - Tulsa
Department:
Hillcrest-Clinic
Job Description:
General Summary
Under general supervision,
provides
preventative and health care to an assigned group of patients or clients in the 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.
Assists
with the nursing assessment through data collection, observation, and obtainment of vital signs on assigned patients or clients.
Provide
s
care according to an established nursing plan.
Observe
- s
- changes in
- patient’s
- condition and notify supervisory personnel if significant changes occur.
Provide
- s
- routine ostomy care, nasogastric tube placement and feeding and placement ,
- and
- discontinuing
- of
- oral-gastric
- tube. Initiates
- and monitor s
- oxygen therapy according to physician orders or unit
- protocol .
Suctions
- and clean s
- tracheotomy sites.
- May administer oral, intravenous, intra-muscular, intra-dermal, subcutaneous, sub-lingual, vaginal, rectal ,
- and topical medications.
Prepare
- s
- patients for routine physical examinations and
- assist
- the physician during examinations.
- An LPN can function in the role of Surgical Tech if position open is in the operating room.
General
Responsibilities
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
HS Diploma or GED
required .
Completion of education requirements for NCLEX-PN examination.
Experience Requirements
No experience
required .
License/Certification/Registration Requirements
- Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association
- required
- upon hire .
- Current LPN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing OR a current multistate LPN License ( eNLC )
- required .
Knowledge
- /Skills/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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