Graduate Practical Nurse (GPN)

Graduate Practical Nurse (GPN) on the night shift provides nursing care under LPN licensure. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, following protocol, reporting medical or behavioral changes, and documenting findings; performing admission duties (complete assessment, MAR, TAR, POS, chart setup, physician orders, and medication orders); managing discharges (documentation, physician/guardian notification, transportation coordination); providing wound care (protocols, irrigation, packing, dressing removal); leading CNAs and CMTs to ensure facility protocol compliance; responding effectively to emergencies.