Licensed Practical Nurse Job Description

A LPN provides non-medical support to individuals who need help with daily living—often elderly, disabled, or chronically ill clients. The role focuses on comfort, safety, and maintaining quality of life.

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Assistance with actives of daily living

• Bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting patients 
• Assisting patients eating and drinking 

Mobility and safety 

• Turning, repositioning, and transferring patients (ex: bed to chair) 
• Assisting with walking or using mobility aids 
• Patient comfort and emotional support 
• Providing companionship 
• Supporting patients’ mental and emotional well-being 

Housekeeping tasks 

• Changing linens, cleaning patient areas 
• Keeping rooms organized and safe 

Typical Lifting Requirements

• Frequent lifting: 25–50 pounds 
• Occasional lifting: up to 75–100 pounds (usually with assistance) 
• Assisted transfers: moving patients who may weigh significantly more, using equipment or team lifts 

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Common Lifting Tasks

• Transferring patients (bed to chair, bed to walker) 
• Repositioning patients in bed (turning, boosting) 
• Assisting with standing and walking 
• Handling equipment (wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, supplies)

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Work Settings

• Hospitals 
• Nursing homes and long-term care facilities 
• Assisted living centers 
• Homecare Agency

Required Skills

• Strong clinical and technical skills 
• Attention to detail 
• Compassion and empathy 
• Communication and teamwork 
• Time management and organization 
• 1 year experience in health care setting or Homecare Agency

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Education & Licensing

• Active licensure and in good standing with state. 

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