Licensed Practical Nurse PRN -Nephrology

What Makes Us Different

With Our Lady Of The Lake, we offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, we are here to create a spirit of healing, and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit. We offer you something special—the chance to do God’s work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day. Additionally, you can expect growth opportunities and a community culture where you don’t feel lost in a large health system.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care utilizing the nursing process under the direction and supervision of the RN.
• Reviews diagnostic test results and reports abnormal results and changes in patient condition to the RN, physician and appropriate healthcare team members in a timely manner.
• Administers prescribed medications, therapies and treatments in accordance with practical nursing standards.
• Maintains and reviews patient medical records, notes and physician orders: documents all patient care activities in accordance with documentation standards.
• Implements components of the plan of care within the LPN scope of practice and competency to promote desired outcomes.
• Aids with discharge planning and carrying out the patient's teaching plan under the direction of the RN.
• Evaluates and maintains the environment to promote patient and healthcare team safety.
• Provides compassionate basic nursing care: maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Collaborates with the supervising RN on the execution of the patient's plan of care.
• Affords support to physicians, RNs and health care team members with data collection, assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of patient and families care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Advocates for the patient and supports the patient's psychological, ethical, spiritual and cultural needs by collaborating with the RN and healthcare team.
• Seeks out healthcare team members to serve as a resource to increase practice knowledge.
• Keeps informed of unit initiatives, supports the outcomes of the team/ committees' work into practice.
• Participates on unit teams, work groups and/or committees.
• Ants up to anticipate needs and voluntarily assists others.
• Demonstrates knowledge of unit-based quality improvement initiatives.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.
• Identifies own learning needs based on self-evaluation and the progress made from the previous year's goals.
• Aids with the orientation of new employees under the supervision of the RN.
• Sets up opportunities to further increase practice knowledge.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited LPN school
• One year of nursing experience
• Proficient in English, verbal and written communication skills and computer skills
• Current Louisiana State license as LPN and BLS certification.