Licensed Practical Nurse, Emergency Care Center (ED), Jackson Main, FT, Nights

Department:

Department: Jackson Memorial Hospital - Emergency Care Center

Address:

Address: 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33136

Shift Details:

• Full-Time
• Nights (3/12 hour shifts)

About the Role

Employees in this classification perform a variety of nursing care assignments in one or more inpatient or outpatient areas, requiring more advanced knowledge and skills of practical nursing. Emphasis of the work is on performance of specialized as well as more difficult and responsible duties in patient care, giving assistance to physicians and nurses, and performing instructional tasks.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patient about current problems, medications, and allergies and reviews medical record for pertinent previous and current information.
• Keeps patients informed of their medical condition and the course of treatment being prescribed by an MD.
• Participates in patient treatment regimen, including administering medications (under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse).
• Establishes and documents patient treatment regimen under supervision of RN or MD and implements treatment as directed.
• Performs routine immunizations, nebulizer treatments, and visual acuity testing, and administers and reads TB tests.
• Affords assistance in phlebotomy: identifies patient, checks requisition form for requested tests, and prepares equipment, patient and puncture site.
• Affords assistance in IV set-up: verifies solution to be administered, evaluates infusion site, checks IV function and patient comfort, and discontinues IV at appropriate time, as ordered by MD and under supervision of an RN.
• Maintains adequate inventory of narcotics after each tour of duty, examination room supplies and prepares exam rooms at the beginning and end of day and between each patient contact.
• Facilitates and assists in the coordination of patient referrals.
• Participates in the orientation and training of new personnel.

Requirements

• At least 1 year LPN experience with 30 hour IV training from a Florida Board of Nursing approved program is required.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited LPN program is required.

Skills

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.

Benefits

None specified.

Pay

None specified.

Schedule

Full-Time, Nights (3/12 hour shifts)

Why Jackson

Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.