AI Assistant for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.

Medium Preparation Needed

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Core Responsibilities

  • 1Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.(Core task)
  • 2Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.(Core task)
  • 3Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.(Core task)
  • 4Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.(Core task)
  • 5Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.(Core task)
  • 6Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.(Core task)
  • 7Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.(Core task)
  • 8Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.(Core task)
  • 9Record food and fluid intake and output.(Core task)
  • 10Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.(Core task)

Top Skills Required

Service Orientation
Social Perceptiveness
Coordination
Active Listening
Speaking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguagePsychologyMedicine and DentistryAdministration and ManagementEducation and TrainingTherapy and CounselingMathematics

Technology & Tools Used

In-Demand Technologies

eClinicalWorks EHR softwareEpic SystemsMEDITECH softwareMicrosoft Excel

Other Tools

Diagnostic and procedural coding softwareElectronic medical record EMR softwareFaceTimeGoogle DriveHealthcare common procedure coding system HCPCSInfusion management softwareInventory tracking softwareMedical condition coding softwareMedical procedure coding softwareMedicWare EMRMicrosoft Exchange

Daily Work Activities

Assisting and Caring for Others
Documenting/Recording Information
Getting Information
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

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