1SPECIFIC TASKS. Duties shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following:
Serves as a practical nurse performing patient care and nursing administrative duties for outpatients in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
Performs a variety of diagnostic procedures; sets up procedure room and equipment; provides individualized patient teaching on a preventative healthcare and health maintenance.
Prepares and administers prescribed medications by oral, sublingual, intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, topical, dermal and inhalation routes.
Qualifications
Education. The licensed practical nurse must have, as a minimum, a current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certificate from an accredited national, state or military trained equivalent school.
Licensure. The licensed practical nurse shall have and maintain an active, valid, current, unrestricted license (with no limitations, stipulations or pending adverse actions) to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) in a US jurisdiction.
Experience. The licensed practical nurse shall have provided LPN services in the specialty clinical service area for at least 12 months within the past 36 months.
