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LPN-Nights-Full-time

Summit BHC

#Documentation #Medication Administration #Vital Signs #Licensed Practical Nurse #LPN #Multidisciplinary Team #Phlebotomy #Evaluation #Implementation

Quick overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct, individualized nursing care to assigned patients under the supervision of a registered nurse, ensuring patient safety and compliance with policies. Responsibilities include assisting with patient/family teaching, administering and recording medications accurately, and performing essential clinical tasks like vital signs and labs.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have graduated from an approved Licensed Practical Nursing Program. One or more years of nursing experience within the specific clinical area of service provided by the facility is preferred.

associate degreeDocumentationMedication AdministrationPhlebotomyPatient SafetyVital SignsLicensed Practical NursingDirect Patient CareEmergency ServicesHealth TeachingCollaborative CommunicationElectrocardiogramsPsychiatric TeachingDiabetic Monitoring

Job description

LPN-Nights-Full-time | Highland Hospital | Charleston, West Virginia About the Job: The Licensed Practical Nurse works under the direction of a qualified professional nurse.
Participates in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care, within the objectives, standards, and policies of the department and within the parameters of the licensing board.
Communicates and works collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team i.e., medical staff, administration, clinicians, dietitians, and milieu personnel.
Takes reasonable care and precautions to ensure high patient safety standards and a therapeutic environment exist.
Roles and Responsibilities: · Provides direct and individualized nursing care to an assigned group of patients under the supervision of a registered professional nurse, while always maintaining the assurance of patient safety and following unit and hospital policies and procedures.
Complies with all company safety policies and practices. · Assists in relevant health and psychiatric teaching for patient and family.
Serves as a role model for patients and peers. · Shares responsibility for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care plans and nursing care. · Effectively communicates with the medical staff, receives verbal/written orders, and takes care to minimize abbreviation or other errors.
Participates in team conferences, sharing knowledge, information, and ideas among team members. · Prepares, administers, controls and accurately records medications in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed practical nurse, with thorough documentation regarding administration effect and/or adverse effects. · Observes, documents, and communicates with/reports to the R.N. in charge any clinical, physical, unit or personnel, or other issues which could alter patient care.
Reports status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
Communicates with all departments as needed to assure total quality patient care is delivered. · Consults, follows, and documents with sufficient detail nursing care according to facility policy and procedures.
Records patient symptoms, responses, and progress concisely, accurately, and completely. · Safely and accurately performs vital signs, electrocardiograms, phlebotomy/labs, and diabetic/glucose monitoring.
Interprets results and takes appropriate nursing action. · Provides coverage in emergency services as needed. #RNLP · Graduation from an approved Licensed Practical Nursing Program. · One or more years' nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.

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