LPN - Med Surg

About the role

The role involves providing direct patient care according to established policies, procedures, and standards of care. The position includes assisting with patient assessments, implementing the plan of care, supporting patient teaching, documenting interventions, and communicating changes in medical orders to the registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Assists with assessment by collecting and documenting data, actions and responses including biological, psychological, social and cultural factors.
• Detects significant changes in patient condition and reports these to the registered nurse.
• Aids in developing the plan of care and implementing as directed by the registered nurse.
• Supports and reinforces patient teaching according to individualized plan of care.
• Documents performance of nursing interventions and patient's response to those interventions and communicates effectiveness of interventions and changes in patient condition to the registered nurse.
• Performs clinical tasks or skills such as medication administration, IV therapy, wound care, venipuncture, etc.
• Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Communicates changes in medical orders to the registered nurse.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Practical Nursing.

Qualifications

• No experience required.

Skills

• Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop rapport and maintain positive relationships with a variety of patients, family, staff and physicians.
• Good organization, prioritization and problem solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.

Benefits

Benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Compensation
• Premium pay
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more

Pay

$25.30 - $37.95

Schedule

7p-7a with some weekends