Licensed Practical Nurse-AMB CARE SERV - Clinic-New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai-Full Time, Days, Rotating Weekends

Licensed Practical Nurse-AMB CARE SERV - Clinic-New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai-Full Time, Days, Rotating Weekends

The practice of nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse is defined as performing tasks & responsibilities within the scope of supportive & restorative care; medication administration and specialized tasks under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse of licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or dentist

• Completion of educational program for licensure as a LPN

• Successful completion of required New York State Department of

• Health LPN IV Therapy Initial Program for the demonstration of competence in the performance of intravenous therapy/blood administration procedures as part of Centralized Orientation

• Successful completion of annual unit-based review & update program in procedures associated with intravenous therapy

• Appropriate experience in a health care setting preferred

• Licensure: Registration as a LPN (Current) Issuing Agency: New York State

• Name: Basic Life Saver (BLS) Issuing Agency: AHA

• Name: Heartsaver Issuing Agency AHA

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-NYEE

• SEIU 1199 at New York Eye & Ear, BNJ - Amb Care Serv-Clinic

• NYEE, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

• Delivers nursing care in structured & routine situations free of scientific complexity.

• Assistance with activities of daily living.

• Administration of treatments and routine tasks such as suctioning and urinary catheterizations.

• Preparation of patient for surgery, diagnostic tests, treatments, examinations.

• Administration of medications within scope of practice.

• Identification and set up of intravenous equipment and delivery of solutions for infusion through peripheral access devices

• Administer blood or blood products, with special training.

• Reports pertinent observations, treatments, medications, incidents & accidents associated with patients, to the Registered Professional Nurse & records same on appropriate documents with the format of charting utilized in the unit.

• Recognizes the unit based model for delivery of nursing care & assumes responsibility for assignments delegated by the Registered Professional Nurse such as: 1) Contributes to nursing care plan in collaboration with other members of nursing staff

• Reinforces the patient/family teaching process identified by the RN

• Provides emotional support to patients & their families/significant others

• Assists with the rehabilitation of patients according to the nursing care plan

• Provides for the physical comfort & safety of the patient

• Contributes to patient care conferences Assists in Emergency Resuscitative Procedures by initiating a Team 7000 call, performing resuscitative procedures such as BCLS & carrying out other activities as directed by the team. Documents nursing care delivered on appropriate forms within the medical record.