Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - General Medical - FT Days

Job Category: Nursing - LPN

About the Role

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, provides nursing care to assigned patient populations. Organizes patient care and sets priorities while assisting with the provision of patient care as established within the framework of the Georgia Board of Nursing Nurse Practice Act.

Qualifications

• Current State LPN License
• High School Diploma or GED and LPN diploma and Licensure
• New graduate LPNs or those with less than one year of experience will be referred to the LPN residency program
• Preferred: Previous experience in a clinical setting; minimum of 2 years experience is preferred

Skills

• Demonstrates knowledge appropriate to care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations specific to unit of practice
• Meets all technical certification requirements defined by unit (i.e. BLS, ACLS, PALS)
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and sound clinical skills and judgment
• Demonstrates basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit

Responsibilities

• Patient Assessment: Assists with data collection and provides feedback to the Registered Nurse from a variety of sources to enhance clinical decisions about treatments and nursing interventions. Collects data to reflect the patient’s present condition and history with focus on immediate, interim, and long-term needs. Obtains data sensitive to cultural diversity, ethnicity, age, gender, and lifestyle choices from multiple sources. Reports findings to the Registered Nurse and other healthcare providers. Documents relevant data according to hospital standards.
• Planning: Provides feedback to the Registered Nurse in the development of nursing diagnoses and carries out the established plan of care. Documents reassessments, interventions, and patients’ responses to interventions. Assists with discharge planning.
• Implementation: Carries out therapeutic interventions established in the interdisciplinary plan of care. Implements interventions with safety, skill, and efficiency and adjusts according to patient response. Documents patient response to interventions. Teaches the patient and significant other regarding needs identified on admission and during hospitalization. Documents teaching as established by hospital standards.
• Evaluation: Provides real-time feedback to the Registered Nurse in the evaluation of interventions and treatments and how they affect patient health status and expected outcomes. Evaluates patient responses to nursing care and therapies. Documents responses to nursing interventions. Involves the patient, significant other, and healthcare providers in the evaluation and revision of the plan of care.
• Quality of Care: Supports the evaluation of care activities, education, and practice environments to ensure the provision of safe, quality care. Uses quality improvement activities, research findings, and evidence-based practice to improve clinical care. Participates in quality improvement and assists to achieve unit-specific nurse-sensitive indicators. Collaborates with other healthcare providers to institute improvements. Reviews charts for quality evaluation. Reports potential issues through the established chain of command. Delivers care that is non-judgmental, sensitive, and culturally competent. Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients. Adheres to established parameters for medication administration.
• Education: Participates in educational activities to improve clinical knowledge and enhance role performance. Completes annual competencies as indicated. Maintains records that provide evidence of competency and acquired knowledge, skills, and certification necessary for practice setting. Acquires a minimum of ten hours of continuing nursing education in addition to mandatory licensure requirements.
• Collegiality: Shares knowledge, skills, and observations with colleagues and others. Serves as a team member on assigned unit. Participates in the orientation of other employees. Provides constructive feedback regarding practice with the goal of facilitating professional growth. Contributes to a healthy and supportive work environment. Exhibits creativity, flexibility, and high personal standards for quality work. Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to provide care.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 100 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 50 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65% of time
• Intensity of Work: Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

Schedule

12-hour shifts, Morning - Evening