Job Description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Pain Clinic

Located in Anchorage, Alaska

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Pain Clinic team. As an integral member of our healthcare staff, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive care to patients experiencing pain-related conditions. The LPN in the Pain Clinic will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality patient care in a specialized setting.

Job Responsibilities:

-As a Licensed Practical Nurse, your responsibilities will encompass, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
-Initiate, perform, and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
-Complete assigned patient care based on patients\' conditions, exercising judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments.
-Accurately recognize, report, and record relevant patient information.
-Observe, identify, and respond to patient\'s needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education.
-Prepare and administer prescribed medications and perform treatments according to established policies/procedures.
-Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seeking assistance from the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiating appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
-Perform support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures.
-Orient peers and ancillary personnel to unit policies and procedures, skills, and standards of practice.
-Integrate healthy work environment principles, contributing to improved patient healthcare delivery, patient and family education, and employee satisfaction.

Staffing and Scheduling:

(MTF): Monday through Friday between 0715 and 1615.
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time
Position Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Position Requirements

Required Qualifications:
Education: Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college, university, or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate state agency and accredited by one of the national accrediting bodies at the time of program completion.

Experience:
One year of practical or vocational nurse experience within the past three years.

Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a practical or vocational nurse.

Certification: Must hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.

Physical Requirements

Nurses often work long shifts and must have the physical ability to stand for long periods of time, transport patients by pushing or pulling gurneys and wheelchairs, and lift patients as needed. In addition to these general skills, a Nurse could be expected by potential employers to possess the following skills. Eye hand coordination skills and ability to manipulate objects.

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