LPN Full Time

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) operates at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. It is a community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where uniqueness is celebrated.

About the Role

Supports the licensed healthcare team members in the provision of patient care, including direct patient care, providing healthcare information to patients/families, and following established plans of care. Works in close collaboration with the RN or a 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 in accordance with VUMC standards and licensure regulations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare providers in delivering healthcare services.
• Partners with the healthcare team by following established plans of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes.
• Supports plans to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• Contributes to the nursing assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data accurately and timely.
• Participates in the development of the plan of care in consultation with the licensed healthcare team.
• Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility.
• Competently handles multiple assignments, often simultaneously, prioritizing work into manageable units.
• Adapts to changes in patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity.
• Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
• Performs nursing interventions such as wound care, point of care testing, and vital signs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program (Licensed Practical Nurse).
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification in Tennessee.
• 1 year of relevant work experience.

Skills

• Clinical Patient Documentation: Possesses fundamental proficiency to demonstrate patient documentation in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others.
• LPN Patient Education: Possesses fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• LPN Care Planning: Participates in the development of the plan of care and demonstrates ability to prioritize and organize work.
• Clinical Competency: Possesses fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate nursing interventions in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Supporting Colleagues: Develops self and others, builds relationships, and communicates effectively.
• Delivering Excellent Services: Serves others with compassion, solves routine problems, and offers meaningful advice and support.
• Ensuring High Quality: Performs excellent work, checks quality before delivery, and fulfills safety and regulatory requirements.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates accountability, stewards organizational resources, and makes data-driven decisions.
• Fostering Innovation: Generates new ideas, applies technology, and adapts to change.

Benefits

• Affordable, high-quality health plan options.
• Dental and/or vision plans.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Paid Time Off (flex PTO).
• Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied).
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Subsidized backup childcare.
• Inpatient nursing supplemental pay program.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is dedicated to the principles of equal opportunity.