Licensed Practical Nurse

About the role

Career opportunities abound at Bayhealth Medical Center, offering a dynamic environment where you can grow, make a difference, and build a fulfilling life.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret documents such as doctors' orders, medication names, and lab tests.
• Perform focal assessments for established inpatients.
• Provide general basic nursing care, such as positioning patients, lifting and turning, assisting in use of bedpan, commode, urinal or bathroom, and weighing.
• Provide exceptional customer service that aligns with the Planetree philosophy.
• Perform routine, uncomplicated treatment procedures including enemas, application of hot and cold compresses, dressing changes, wound cleansing, obtaining vital signs including orthostatic vital signs and rectal temperatures and splinting of extremities.
• Collects and records intake and output.
• Prepare and administer oral medications as ordered by the physician or APC.
• Administer maintenance intravenous fluids per physician order, under the direction of the primary care Registered Nurse.
• Review medication history with patient.
• Absorb and assist with minor medical/surgical procedures in the practice setting.
• Identify the need for patient education and advise patients on their treatment plan.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize abnormal lab results.
• Document treatment records for each patient.
• Immediately report any observed changes in condition or behavior of patients and documents any care given in an acceptable medical legal fashion.
• Immediately reports any unusual incidents.
• Set up for suturing and procedures, using sterile technique; dismantles procedure set, caring for soiled instruments safely and correctly.
• Maintain patient confidentiality; comply with HIPAA and compliance guidelines established for the practice.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission regulations and other safety requirements; this includes disposal of used sharps and contaminated materials, as well as, safe storage of medications.
• Re-order supplies as required and within budgetary limitations.
• Maintain work station cleanliness and restock linen and supplies to exam rooms; fills blanket warmer and IV trays; provides general cleaning, including emptying trash, straightening waiting area, etc.
• Washes and changes stretcher or exam table linen and empties dirty laundry.
• Demonstrate the ability to reflect knowledge of current professional practice standards, laws and regulations, evaluate their own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards, relevant statutes and regulations.
• Engage in an annual self-assessment, identifying areas of strength and areas requiring professional development.
• Seek and reflect on constructive feedback from other members of the healthcare team.
• Acts to achieve performance goals.
• Acquire and maintain current knowledge and competency in nursing care.
• Participate in ongoing educational activities to acquire and validate knowledge (i.e. BLS, NAPPI).
• Seek experiences that reflect current clinical competencies and new clinical information.
• Maintain professional affiliations.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Perform all other tasks and projects assigned by the Charge Nurse/ Clinical Coordinator.
• May be required to act as back-up for other members of the staff.
• Interact with and contribute to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers.
• Share knowledge, skills, and experience with colleagues and others.
• Provide colleagues and peers with constructive feedback regarding their practice.
• Contribute to a learning environment that is conducive to healthcare education.
• Contribute to a team environment by working with others in a way that promotes and encourages each person's contribution.
• All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.
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Qualifications

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: Certificate Program- Licensed Practical Nurse Or equivalent credit hours in an RN program.
• Credential(s): Basic Life Support, Licensed Practical Nurse
• Experience: Required: New graduates may be considered Preferred: 2 years LPN experience

Skills

Required Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as doctors' orders, medication names, and lab tests.
• Ability to perform focal assessments for established inpatients.
• Ability to provide general basic nursing care, such as positioning patients, lifting and turning, assisting in use of bedpan, commode, urinal or bathroom, and weighing.
• Ability to provide exceptional customer service that aligns with the Planetree philosophy.
• Ability to perform routine, uncomplicated treatment procedures including enemas, application of hot and cold compresses, dressing changes, wound cleansing, obtaining vital signs including orthostatic vital signs and rectal temperatures and splinting of extremities.
• Ability to collect and record intake and output.
• Ability to prepare and administer oral medications as ordered by the physician or APC.
• Ability to administer maintenance intravenous fluids per physician order, under the direction of the primary care Registered Nurse.
• Ability to review medication history with patient.
• Ability to assist with minor medical/surgical procedures in the practice setting.
• Ability to identify the need for patient education and advise patients on their treatment plan.
• Ability to demonstrate the ability to recognize abnormal lab results.
• Ability to document treatment records for each patient.
• Ability to immediately report any observed changes in condition or behavior of patients and documents any care given in an acceptable medical legal fashion.
• Ability to immediately report any unusual incidents.
• Ability to set up for suturing and procedures, using sterile technique; dismantles procedure set, caring for soiled instruments safely and correctly.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality; comply with HIPAA and compliance guidelines established for the practice.
• Ability to ensure compliance with Joint Commission regulations and other safety requirements; this includes disposal of used sharps and contaminated materials, as well as, safe storage of medications.
• Ability to re-order supplies as required and within budgetary limitations.
• Ability to maintain work station cleanliness and restock linen and supplies to exam rooms; fills blanket warmer and IV trays; provides general cleaning, including emptying trash, straightening waiting area, etc.
• Ability to wash and change stretcher or exam table linen and empties dirty laundry.
• Ability to demonstrate the ability to reflect knowledge of current professional practice standards, laws and regulations, evaluate their own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards, relevant statutes and regulations.
• Ability to engage in an annual self-assessment, identifying areas of strength and areas requiring professional development.
• Ability to seek and reflect on constructive feedback from other members of the healthcare team.
• Ability to acts to achieve performance goals.
• Ability to acquire and maintain current knowledge and competency in nursing care.
• Ability to participate in ongoing educational activities to acquire and validate knowledge (i.e. BLS, NAPPI).
• Ability to seek experiences that reflect current clinical competencies and new clinical information.
• Ability to maintain professional affiliations.
• Ability to attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Ability to perform all other tasks and projects assigned by the Charge Nurse/ Clinical Coordinator.
• Ability to may be required to act as back-up for other members of the staff.
• Ability to interact with and contribute to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers.
• Ability to share knowledge, skills, and experience with colleagues and others.
• Ability to provide colleagues and peers with constructive feedback regarding their practice.
• Ability to contribute to a learning environment that is conducive to healthcare education.
• Ability to contribute to a team environment by working with others in a way that promotes and encourages each person's contribution.

Benefits

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!