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Position Description:
Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the licensed vocational/practical nurse medical surgical
assumes responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of
patient care. Consistently performs according to nursing standards and is accountable in managing
patient care and assisting others in the management of patient care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse:
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Performs focused interview to identify specific patients needs.
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual
and/or potential nursing diagnoses.
• Documents the patient's plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and
selected nursing interventions. Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements.
• Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient
care outcome standard.
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment. Initiates and evaluates patient and/or
family education.
• Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and
effective/ineffective nursing interventions.
• Documents patient's response to nursing and other interventions.
• Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of and assigned unit/floor
including establishing priorities. Monitors the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
• Participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications with the chosen facility.
• Supports professional practice by observing the following: Uses knowledge and practices in accordance
with 1) the Nurse Practice Act; 2) Standards of Nursing Practice; 3) Standards of Patient Care; 4)
JCAHO, state and local laws; 5) Patient's Bill of Rights; and 6) nursing and client
hospital policies.
• Other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
• Current Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse License.
• Full command of the English language, both verbal and written.
• Current Health Certificate (per facility contract or state regulation).
• Current PPD or Chest X-Ray.
• One year prior professional nursing experience Preferred.
• Current BLS card.
• Successful completion of the screening tests with a score of 80% or greater
• background screening
Physical/Work Environment Requirements:
• May work at off-site facility/ client site.
• May be exposed to blood-borne pathogens, chemotherapeutic and toxic chemicals.


Location: Oklahoma City
Compensation: Competitive Pay Rates
This is a part-time job.
This is a contract job.
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
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Published at 01-10-2012
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