Licensed Practical Nurse Pediatrics

Job Summary

• The LPN provides direct patient care by utilization of the nursing process in accordance with the established policies and procedures of Southwestern Medical Center
• Performs a variety of direct and indirect patient care duties within the scope of practice of a LPN according to the Oklahoma Nurse Practice Act
• Participates in the planning, implementing, and evaluating of nursing care.

Service/Quality/Excellence

• Supports hospital mission statement, philosophy, goals and objectives
• Effective verbal, written, and computer communication skills
• Complies with facility policies & procedures
• Completes regulatory education requirements
• Attends job related in-services
• Attends at least 80% of department meetings

Education/

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Licensed Practical Nurse License issued by the State of Oklahoma or as part of a compact
• BLS
• PALS (or obtains within 3 months of hire)
• NRP (or obtains within 3 months of hire)
• NIH Stroke Annually (and obtains by end of Clinical Nursing Orientation)
• Oklahoma Rights & Responsibilities Certificate (Medical Treatment Laws Information Act) every 2 years (and obtains by end of Clinical Nursing Orientation)

Experience:

• Maintains education and development appropriate for position

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, equipment, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear, and smell
• The employee must be able to lift 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• This position requires the use of personal protective equipment during various patient care and equipment related activities. 
• Personal protective equipment includes but is not limited to: gloves, lab coats, face shields, masks, gowns, and safety glasses.
• Annual fit testing for N95 use is required (see handbook for grooming policy)