LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - Cooper University Health Care

Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN

Duties include:

• Consistently demonstrates the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care consistent with age and developmental needs of patients and cultural and spiritual needs of patients

• Utilizes a multisystem approach for the assessment and reassessment of patients per unit policy.
• Maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients/ family/ significant others while providing care in a high stress environment with multiple priorities
• Identifies and prioritizes patients problems/needs, implements safety practices for those at risk and reports abnormal clinical findings or changes in patient condition to physician
• Knowledge and ability to maintain isolation procedures,
• Knowledge of IV therapy via IV certification course
• Knowledge of medications frequently administered on a Med/Surg unit and or telemetry
• Knowledge of wound care management and interventions

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Medical Surgical Nursing experience preferred
• Current registration with the New Jersey State Board of Nursing
• BLS American Heart Association, (AHA) CPR Certification required