BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION: • Administers nursing care to designated patients under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse. Performs a variety of direct and indirect patient care duties utilizing nursing process. • Participates in Quality Improvement. • Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital. • Implements, transcribes, and/or countersigns physician’s orders. • Competently administers medications with knowledge of action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications. • Assists physicians with diagnostic tests and procedures as required. • Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring patients. • Possesses knowledge and skill to function effectively as a team leader. • Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments and other patient care team members. • Competently performs core and unit specific clinical skills. • Demonstrates ability to possess clinical data and communicate to physician /nurse practitioner in order to make sound clinical decisions. • Utilizes nursing assessment skills to participate in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care. • Utilizes nursing process to participate in identifying biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self care, discharge planning, spiritual and educational needs of patient, family, and/or significant other. • Participates in patient/family teaching. • Calls in medications to pharmacist at patient requested pharmacy. • Assists in compiling information for chart and filing information in chart. QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing. BLS training. LICENSE: Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing. CREDENTIALS: I.V. Therapy Certification preferred. EXPERIENCE: Previous nursing experience preferred. SPECIAL: PATIENT CONTACT: Must have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: STANDING: Majority of shift spent standing. WALKING: Considerable amount of time spent walking. LIFTING: Must use good body mechanics to independently lift or in certain situations, assist with lifting/transferring a patient. VISUAL: Must have ability to read physician orders and observe patient care areas; utilize inspection skills during patient assessment. HEARING: Must be able to receive/comprehend telephone calls; auscultate and percuss during physical assessment. SPEAKING: Talking is essential in communicating physician orders and addressing patient/family needs and/or requests. Day & Night shifts available