Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - Northeast Georgia Physicians Group NGPG - Interventional Pain Medicine - FT Days 10 hr shifts

About the role

Utilizes the nursing process to access, plan, implement and evaluate care to Center patients. Processes and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures for the competent delivery of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Affirms the patient’s physical and emotional needs and provides appropriate care and intervention.
• Performs the initial assessment upon patient’s arrival and develops a plan of care in collaboration with the Physician.
• Performs ongoing assessment and communicates assessment and plan of care through written documentation and verbal reports.
• Documents nursing interventions and implements Physician’s orders in a timely manner.
• Identifies and implements infection control and safety practices.
• Organizes patient care and demonstrates ability to set priorities by addressing acute needs first and implementing Physicians’ orders within appropriate time frame.
• Serves as clinical resource for MOA’s and other non-licensed staff.
• Complies with network drills, CPR requirements, and any other network or health system requirements.
• Maintains current skills checklist and assists with performing skills checklist on other employees.
• Complies a minimum of six hours continuing education within review year.
• Serves as preceptor to nursing students or new nursing staff members or staff members needing to cross train to learn basic nursing duties.
• Cross trains if necessary to perform basic radiological and laboratory functions.
• Conducts at least one clinically related in-service for center staff during review year.

Requirements

Licensure or other certifications: Currently licensed as an LPN in the State of Georgia. Current BLS certification required or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Experience: Minimum of two (2) years experience.

Qualifications

Licensure or other certifications: Preferred Licensure or other certifications: Preferred.

Education: Preferred Educational Requirements: Preferred.

Experience: Preferred Experience: Minimum of two (2) years experience.

Skills

Current Basic Life Support certification

Benefits

Continuing education requirement

Pay

N/A

Schedule

10 Hr Morning - Afternoon