Licensed Practical Nurse - Float Pool
On-siteDenver, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Prioritize patient safety and needs by actively seeking information to understand circumstances, resolving problems, and building cooperative relationships. Comply with quality, safety, and emergency policies while ensuring medication administration follows the 5 rights and 3 checks, and maintaining a therapeutic environment through infection control and equipment checks. Support physicians by rooming patients, communicating delays, and facilitating schedules, while performing specialized procedures like IV therapy if certified. Monitor patient conditions by collecting and reporting vital signs, symptoms, and adverse reactions, initiating emergency procedures as needed. Teach preventive health measures, administer treatments, and record pertinent information in medical charts.
Required Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited Practical Nursing program
- Licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in the State of Colorado
- Completed a minimum of 400 clock hours of faculty planned clinical experience and guided learning activities which required direct supervision by faculty, associate nursing instructional personnel (ANIP) or preceptor who is physically present or immediately accessible
- High School Diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED)
- Practical Nurse License (Colorado)
- Demonstrated customer service focus
- Exemplary service skills
- Knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors
Desired Qualifications
- Six (6) months of experience with adults, pediatrics and/or trauma
- I.V. therapy certification
- BLS
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