The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) identifies patient needs, maintains quality standards, and provides basic patient care. The LVN also partners with the Registered Nurse (RN) to perform skills, procedures, and other tasks that are outside their clinical scope of practice.
Accountabilities
1. Use and practice basic assessment (data collection), participate in planning, execute interventions in accordance with the care plan or treatment plan, and contribute to evaluation of individualized interventions related to the care plan or treatment plan.
2. Recognize, communicate, and document changes in patient’s condition either emergent or in response to patient care.
3. Obtain and provide information on patients at change of shift briefings with nursing personnel and in contacts with physicians. Report on significant incidents involving nursing personnel, patients, and others.
4. Contribute to the development and implementation of a teaching plan related to self-care for the patient.
5. Interact and appropriately utilize other members of the healthcare team to promote patient/family well being and support patient/family choices.
6. Administer medications to patients according to CMC policy following the 5 Rights of Safe Medication Practice. Observe and report adverse drug reactions to Pharmacy and RN.
7. Assure completeness of patient record.
8. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.