LPN/LVN
Interim HealthCare Hospice
Grass Valley, CA
Full-time
Health Care Provider
Posted on August 9, 2019
Full Time - LPN/LVN
Interim HealthCare Hospice believes in providing Care Comfort Choice. We believe providing employees a supporting and nurturing professional environment leads to excellent patient care. If you want a meaningful career and want to become someone's angel.
LPN Responsibilities:
- Record a patient’s medical history accurately
- Take and record measurements of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate etc.
- Observe patients under treatment to identify progress, side-effects of medications etc.
- Monitor patients’ condition including fluid intake and output and compose patient charts
- Assist ailing patients in daily necessary activities such as eating, bathing etc.
- Administer injections, prescribed medications, enemas etc., clean and dress wounds and assist with other basic medical care tasks
- Collect samples for lab testing as assigned
- Provide emotional and psychological support when needed
- Communicate with patients’ family or friends to provide advice, comfort and release instructions
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.