Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at C.B. Helping Hands Ministries – Chattanooga, Tennessee

Skilled nurses, often registered nurses (RNs), provide care for patients who are injured or ill in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Their responsibilities include:

• Assessing patients: Identifying patients' needs and examining them
• Planning care: Developing a care plan based on a physician's plan and the patient's needs
• Providing care: Administering medications and treatments, performing physical examinations and diagnostic tests, providing wound care, bed bath, changing of brief
• Monitoring care: Recording patient behavior, vital signs, and medication administration, and monitoring treatment plans
• Documenting care: Maintaining accurate records and writing notes
• Supporting patients: Providing emotional support to patients and their families, and consulting with physicians and senior staff
• Teaching and supervising: Teaching skills and supervising other nursing staff, such as licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and certified nursing assistants (CNAs)
• Researching: Conducting research to improve patient care and outcomes