Job detail

LPN/RN (Med-Surg) - Full Time 7A -7P

Crisp Regional Health Services

#Registered Nurse #RN #HIPAA #BLS #Licensed Practical Nurse #LPN #Patient Care #Performance Improvement #Infection Control

Quick overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, ensuring culturally sensitive care appropriate to the patient's developmental age. Responsibilities include performing basic nursing skills, contributing to the care plan, documenting interventions, and maintaining professional nursing standards.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and graduation from an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse program, along with up to one year of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and training. Required credentials include a current LPN license and current Basic Life Saving (BLS) certification.

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Job description

Position Summary

Under the leadership of the departmental Nursing Director and the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for utilizing the nursing process in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for providing culturally sensitive care that is appropriate for the patient’s developmental age. The Licensed Practical Nurse effectively interacts with patients, family members, and other health team members, follows the nursing plan of care as it has been formulated, and maintains the standards of professional nursing.

Basic Qualifications

· Education

Requires a high school diploma or a GED and graduation from a Licensed Practical Nurse program from an accredited vocational or community college.

· Experience

Requires up to one year of work-related experience, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

· Licensure, Registrations & Certifications

Requires a current license as a Licensed Practical Nurse and a current certification in Basic Life Saving (BLS). (If BLS verification is not current upon hire, it must be obtained within the orientation period.)

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of the nursing plan of care through planning, data collection, implementation, and evaluation of the patient’s care.

· Effectively and consistently performs basic nursing skills and treatments as prescribed by the physician or as indicated by the patient's condition.
Provides assigned patients with quality patient care services consistent with the standards of care established by Nursing Services and CRHS.
Functions as a part of an interdisciplinary team with positive interpersonal communication skills when communicating with patients, families, visitors, physicians, intra and inter-department staff members, and representatives from other organizations.
Documents patient care which reflects appropriate nursing interventions and includes evidence of appropriate patient/family education.
Implements and documents patient responses to treatments as defined within the scope of LPN duties through the State Board of Nursing and policies of CRHS.
Demonstrates prioritization and decisiveness that enables the completion of typical patient assignments within an assigned shift.