Licensed Practical Nurse

• WE ARE INSIGHT At Insight Hospital and Medical Center- Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity.
• Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs.
• With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients.
• Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE!
• If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!

Duties

• Here is some of what you can expect from being a Licensed Practical Nurse in our discharge lounge:
• Delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with standards of care defined by Insight
• Applies excellent telephonic customer service skills
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice and education
• Ensures proper utilization of hospital resources and level of care
• Assesses relevant clinical and age-related information (all ages) to assist in timely appropriate bed assignments
• Intervenes to resolve system problems that delay delivery of patient care
• Considers safety and cost effectiveness when delivering patient care
• Decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner
• Participates in the improvement of operational functions of the department
• Establishes and maintains effective and respectful communication in development of all collaborative relationships
• Evaluates and participates in opportunities for outstanding service to all customers and accepts responsibility in partnership that is equally respectful to everyone
• Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify, interpret, and access appropriate resources in patient specific scenario(s)
• Integrates results of performance improvement activities to improve patient outcomes, utilization of hospital resources and length of stay