LPN - Med/Surg (MT3) - Days
On-siteBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Job Summary
Direct patient care including IV therapy within the framework of the Licensed Practical Nurse Act under Registered Nurse direction. Effectively use the Nursing Process for data gathering, planning, and evaluation while providing care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria. Communicate professionally with patients, family members, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient experience. Adapt to rapid unit changes and manage personal professional development to maintain clinical knowledge and technical skills. Demonstrate good judgment, delegation abilities, and time management in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Experience working with and maintaining confidential information
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
- Current LPN License in the state of practice
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association
- Excellent organizational skills
- Good time management skills and self directed
- Demonstrates Good Judgement
- Good interpersonal skills
- Delegation skills
- Ability to effectively use the Nursing Process in the delivery of patient care through data gathering, planning and evaluation
- Ability to provide care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with all patients, guests, family members and co-workers
- Ability to adapt to rapid change in a positive manner throughout the day as needs of the unit / department change
- Ability to manage personal professional development and maintain required clinical knowledge, technical skills, training and credentials
- Ability to remain knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements
- Ability to ensure compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards
- Ability to report any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct
- Ability to ensure patient/employee safety
- Ability to ensure patient privacy
- Ability to handle exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue
- Ability to work in a patient care area
- Ability to work in an area where patients enter
- Ability to work directly with patients
- Ability to work with specimens that could contain communicable diseases
- Ability to handle exposure to hazardous medications
- Ability to handle exposure to hazardous waste
- Ability to move objects exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally
- Ability to move objects exerting 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently
- Ability to move objects exerting 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly
- Ability to walk or stand to a significant degree
- Ability to push and/or pull of arm or leg controls
- Ability to work at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials
- Ability to work in an industrial setting
- Ability to perform Light Work
- Ability to work remotely (if applicable based on location)
- Ability to reside in and work from areas other than Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C.
Desired Qualifications
- IV Therapy Credentials
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