Licensed Practical Nurse Float - Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Job Summary

Works under the direction of the licensed healthcare team members to develop, implement and evaluate systems that promote cost effective, quality patient care. Functions as a leader of the patient care team to include delivery of patient care, collection of ongoing patient response to care, discharge planning and patient family education. The Lead LPN works in close collaboration with the licensed healthcare team member to evaluate the patient's plan of care and progress toward goal attainment. All patient care activities are undertaken with the delegation/supervision of a licensed professional.

Shift

Monday - Friday (4 day week -10-hour shift) Off on Tuesday Will Float Between 3 clinics:Fessey - Monday & Wed./Madison-Thursday & West - Friday.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in collaboration with patient/families and health care providers in the delivery of health care services.
• Provides leadership within the healthcare team by following established plan of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes.
• Provides leadership to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.

Technical Capabilities

• LPN Care Planning (Advanced): Demonstrates ability to forecast complex resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, organize work and lead a team.
• Plans for and anticipates events outside of immediate responsibility and escalates for problem-solving and decision-making as needed.
• Able to absorb changes to major assignments while maintaining a high level of performance.
• Competently handles multiple assignments and projects simultaneously.
• Sets priorities with a proper sense of urgency and importance.
• Leads team to develop creative ideas and takes innovative action to achieve planned goals and objectives.
• Clinical Patient Documentation (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in applying patient documentation standards in challenging and complex situations.
• Consistently delivers patient documentation, trains, monitors, and sets a standard for others.
• Contributes to the development of patient documentation best practices for the work area.
• Leads team in the implementation of improved documentation processes.
• LPN Patient Education (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in applying patient education in challenging and complex situations.
• Takes a lead role in highly pressurized situation when there is a need to achieve results.
• Consistently delivers patient education services in a creative and imaginative manner while setting a standard for others.
• Contributes to the development of patient education best practices for the work area.
• Clinical Competency (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of nursing interventions (such as wound care, point of care testing, vitals signs, etc.) in practical applications of a difficult nature.
• Consistently delivers clinical competencies, trains, monitors, and sets a standard for others.
• Contributes to the development of clinical competency best practices for the work area.
• Leads team in the implementation of improved clinical competency processes.

Nursing Philosophy

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

Benefits

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Position Qualifications

• Responsibilities:
• Certifications: LIC-Licensed Practical Nurse - Tennessee
• Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience
• Experience Level: 2 years
• Education: Graduate of an approved discipline specific program