Ind.Nurse   Distinctive/Spectrum Joint Venture has an opportunity for a PRN Licensed Practical Nurse with Day time availability Monday-Saturday at the Fairfax Health Center in Fairfax, Virginia.   Position Overview:    This position provides nursing services in support of patient care and treatment.      Essential Functions:   - Obtain patient history and pertinent family history.   - Perform quality control checks and operator maintenance for a variety of patient care equipment.   - Assist in identifying patient needs and implementing the plan of care.   - Document care given and patient response in the medical record.   - Prepare patient for physical examination.   - Carry out nursing director, registered nurse and physician orders and document in patient medical record.   - Retrieve and enter pertinent data in CHCS (CHCSII) and other computer based systems. Communicate pertinent patient data to the appropriate provider.   - Possess knowledge of actions and usual dosages of most commonly used ambulatory clinic drugs and record in medical record.   - Recognize emergency situations and initiate appropriate resuscitative measures.   - Assist in patient family education regarding prescribed procedures.   - Assess patient family knowledge level, implement plan of instructions and record patient family demonstrated level of understanding.   - Participate in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards and established procedures.   - Assist with clinic related administrative tasks.   - Prepares and administers routine immunizations to pediatric and adult patients.   - Assist with other duties as needed and assigned.