LPN- Younker 8 Medical/Respiratory- Methodist

Area of Interest: LPNFTE | Hours per pay period: 0.9 | Department: Med/Surg Y8- Meth | Shift: Full-Time and Part-Time Nights (7pm-7:30am), every third weekend and holiday rotation

Overview

Full-Time or Part-Time Nights with weekend and holiday rotation. Younker 8 cares for a variety of acute care patients, specializing in respiratory diagnoses, diabetic ketoacidosis, and acute or chronic medical conditions. The unit partners with the Physician Internal Medicine Residency Program and is involved in many new patient care initiatives. Collaboration, teamwork, and innovation lead the team as we care for our acute patient populations.

At UnityPoint Health, we offer a competitive Total Rewards program with benefits that align with your needs and priorities, including paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching, an employee recognition program, dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability, pet insurance, early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement, and adoption assistance.

We champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, honoring individual uniqueness while fostering unity. We provide support and development opportunities to help you grow in your career.

Responsibilities

• Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness
• Participates in patient/family educational activities and uses appropriate resources to implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with patients and their families
• Performs hands-on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for patients
• Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (e.g., Patient Care Technician), demonstrating clinical judgment appropriate for Iowa’s LPN scope of practice
• Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals
• Contributes to the assessment of the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of patients and their families, as well as their educational and discharge needs
• Implements the interdisciplinary plan of care within the scope of LPN/LVN practice and provides nursing care and education directly or through ancillary personnel, as needed, to maintain and restore function and prevent complications and further loss
• Contributes to the evaluation of the nursing care and to the modification of the plan as needed to achieve measurable goals and objectives

Requirements

• Education: Successful completion of a licensed practical nurse program from an accredited college
• License(s)/Certification(s): Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Iowa
• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire
• Preferred experience or clinical time in Post-Acute Care or an Acute Care environment
• Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects