License Practical Nurse (LPN) - Med/Surg 3 - Nights
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Intro: "Exceptional care starts with exceptional people..." etc. This is about the role? Could be "About the role". It's descriptive prose.
- Then: "This job provides direct care (including IV therapy) of assigned patients within the framework of the Licensed Practical Nurse Act under the direction of a registered nurse. Directs and assists ancillary nursing staff with assigned duties and interacts with the multidisciplinary team and other personnel. Demonstrates professional responsibilities and is responsible for own practice and assists other members of the healthcare team in providing the highest quality personalized patient care."
- Then: "To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion."
- Then: "Education Required - High school diploma or equivalent. Work Experience Required - None. Certifications Required - Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in state of practice. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association. Preferred - IV Therapy Credentials."
- Then: "Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) Good time management and organizational skills and ability to be self directed.Ability to demonstrate good judgement, work with and maintain confidential information, and working in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.Good interpersonal skills.Delegation skills."
- Then: "Job Duties Effectively uses the nursing process in the delivery of patient care through data gathering, planning, and evaluation.Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served.Communicates effectively and professionally with all patients, guests, family members and co-workers to ensure a quality patient experience.Adapts to rapid change in a positive manner throughout the day as needs of the unit / department change.Manages personal professional development and maintains required clinical knowledge, technical skills, training and credentials.Performs other related duties as required."
- Then: "The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time. Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards. This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns."
- Then: "Physical and Environmental Demands ..." This includes physical demands details.
- Then: "Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!" etc. That's application instruction, should be removed.
- Then: "Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied..." etc. Also application instructions, remove.
- Then: "Ochsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible..." etc. Remove.
- Then: "Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer..." EEO boilerplate, remove.
Thus we need sections:
- About the role: could include the introductory paragraph(s) describing mission and maybe the job description summary. We'll combine the intro and the summary about direct care etc.
- Responsibilities: job duties list.
- Requirements: Education, Work Experience, Certifications Required.
- Qualifications: maybe Preferred - IV Therapy Credentials? Or could be part of Requirements? Usually Qualifications separate. But we have "Preferred - IV Therapy Credentials." That's a qualification (preferred). Could put under Qualifications.
- Skills: Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) list.
- Benefits: none mentioned. So we should NOT create Benefits section.
- Pay: none mentioned. So no Pay.
- Schedule: none mentioned. So no Schedule.
We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". So only include sections with real content.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills.
We need to use for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to ensure we don't repeat content unnecessarily but keep all.
Let's extract content precisely.
About the role: The introductory paragraph(s) before "This job provides direct care..." includes:
"Exceptional care starts with exceptional people. For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way."
That's about the role/mission. Could be considered About the role.
We could also include the sentence: "This job provides direct care (including IV therapy) of assigned patients within the framework of the Licensed Practical Nurse Act under the direction of a registered nurse. Directs and assists ancillary nursing staff with assigned duties and interacts with the multidisciplinary team and other personnel. Demonstrates professional responsibilities and is responsible for own practice and assists other members of the healthcare team in providing the highest quality personalized patient care."
That seems more like responsibilities but also description. However we have a separate Responsibilities section for job duties list. The above could be part of About the role as overview.
We'll keep About the role as the introductory mission paragraph(s). Then Responsibilities will be the list of job duties (the "Job Duties" paragraph). Requirements will be Education Required, Work Experience Required, Certifications Required. Qualifications will be Preferred - IV Therapy Credentials. Skills will be Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) list.
We also have Physical and Environmental Demands section. That is substantive info. Should we include a section? There's no predefined heading for physical demands; we could maybe put under Responsibilities? But it's not a duty. Could create a section like "Physical Demands" but not in allowed headings list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we should only use those headings. So we cannot create a custom heading like Physical Demands. We must either fold that content into an existing section or drop it. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." It also says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It does not forbid adding other headings, but the examples given are those. However the instruction says "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." That suggests we should use those headings for sections. It doesn't explicitly forbid other headings, but likely they expect only those. Safer to stick to those headings. So we need to decide where to put Physical and Environmental Demands. Could be part of Responsibilities? Not really. Could be part of Requirements? Not really. Could be part of About the role? Not really. Could be omitted? But we must preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to include it somewhere. Perhaps we can include it under Responsibilities as a list item? But it's not a duty. However we could treat it as part of Responsibilities (the job's demands). Might be acceptable.
Alternatively we could create a section "Requirements" and include physical demands as a requirement? Not ideal.
Better to create a section "Responsibilities" and include both duties and physical demands as sub-items? But the instruction says use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Physical demands is a list of demands, could be a list.
Thus we can have Responsibilities section with two parts: a paragraph describing core duties, and a
for physical demands? But the physical demands is a paragraph with details, not a simple list. Could convert to list items.
We need to preserve all substantive information; we can reformat but not lose detail.
Let's extract Physical and Environmental Demands text:
"Physical and Environmental Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible. Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue. The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. There may be an occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases. Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role."
We need to keep all that.
We could make a with each sentence as - . But that may be too granular but okay.
Alternatively we could keep as
paragraphs. The instruction says use
for prose. So we can keep as
for the physical demands prose.
Thus Responsibilities section could contain: a
describing core duties (the Job Duties paragraph) and then a
for Physical and Environmental Demands.
But we need to ensure we don't duplicate content: The Job Duties paragraph is: "Effectively uses the nursing process in the delivery of patient care through data gathering, planning, and evaluation.Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served.Communicates effectively and professionally with all patients, guests, family members and co-workers to ensure a quality patient experience.Adapts to rapid change in a positive manner throughout the day as needs of the unit / department change.Manages personal professional development and maintains required clinical knowledge, technical skills, training and credentials.Performs other related duties as required."
We should keep that exactly.
Now Requirements: Education Required - High school diploma or equivalent. Work Experience Required - None. Certifications Required - Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in state of practice. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association.
We need to
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to ensure we don't repeat content unnecessarily but keep all. Let's extract content precisely. About the role: The introductory paragraph(s) before "This job provides direct care..." includes: "Exceptional care starts with exceptional people. For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way." That's about the role/mission. Could be considered About the role. We could also include the sentence: "This job provides direct care (including IV therapy) of assigned patients within the framework of the Licensed Practical Nurse Act under the direction of a registered nurse. Directs and assists ancillary nursing staff with assigned duties and interacts with the multidisciplinary team and other personnel. Demonstrates professional responsibilities and is responsible for own practice and assists other members of the healthcare team in providing the highest quality personalized patient care." That seems more like responsibilities but also description. However we have a separate Responsibilities section for job duties list. The above could be part of About the role as overview. We'll keep About the role as the introductory mission paragraph(s). Then Responsibilities will be the list of job duties (the "Job Duties" paragraph). Requirements will be Education Required, Work Experience Required, Certifications Required. Qualifications will be Preferred - IV Therapy Credentials. Skills will be Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) list. We also have Physical and Environmental Demands section. That is substantive info. Should we include a section? There's no predefined heading for physical demands; we could maybe put under Responsibilities? But it's not a duty. Could create a section like "Physical Demands" but not in allowed headings list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we should only use those headings. So we cannot create a custom heading like Physical Demands. We must either fold that content into an existing section or drop it. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." It also says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It does not forbid adding other headings, but the examples given are those. However the instruction says "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." That suggests we should use those headings for sections. It doesn't explicitly forbid other headings, but likely they expect only those. Safer to stick to those headings. So we need to decide where to put Physical and Environmental Demands. Could be part of Responsibilities? Not really. Could be part of Requirements? Not really. Could be part of About the role? Not really. Could be omitted? But we must preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to include it somewhere. Perhaps we can include it under Responsibilities as a list item? But it's not a duty. However we could treat it as part of Responsibilities (the job's demands). Might be acceptable. Alternatively we could create a section "Requirements" and include physical demands as a requirement? Not ideal. Better to create a section "Responsibilities" and include both duties and physical demands as sub-items? But the instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Physical demands is a list of demands, could be a list.
Thus we can have Responsibilities section with two parts: a paragraph describing core duties, and a
- for physical demands? But the physical demands is a paragraph with details, not a simple list. Could convert to list items.
We need to preserve all substantive information; we can reformat but not lose detail.
Let's extract Physical and Environmental Demands text:
"Physical and Environmental Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible. Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue. The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. There may be an occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases. Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role."
We need to keep all that.
We could make a
- . But that may be too granular but okay.
Alternatively we could keep as
paragraphs. The instruction says use
for prose. So we can keep as
for the physical demands prose. Thus Responsibilities section could contain: a
describing core duties (the Job Duties paragraph) and then a
for Physical and Environmental Demands. But we need to ensure we don't duplicate content: The Job Duties paragraph is: "Effectively uses the nursing process in the delivery of patient care through data gathering, planning, and evaluation.Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served.Communicates effectively and professionally with all patients, guests, family members and co-workers to ensure a quality patient experience.Adapts to rapid change in a positive manner throughout the day as needs of the unit / department change.Manages personal professional development and maintains required clinical knowledge, technical skills, training and credentials.Performs other related duties as required." We should keep that exactly. Now Requirements: Education Required - High school diploma or equivalent. Work Experience Required - None. Certifications Required - Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in state of practice. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association. We need to
- with each sentence as
- . But that may be too granular but okay.
Alternatively we could keep as
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Physical demands is a list of demands, could be a list.
Thus we can have Responsibilities section with two parts: a paragraph describing core duties, and a