Ambulatory RN or Ambulatory LPN - Diabetes & Endocrinology Center - FT - Day

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Stormont Vail Health is hiring for a full-time, on-site, day-shift position in its Diabetes & Endocrinology Center. The position may be filled by an Ambulatory LPN or an Ambulatory Registered Nurse. The role works with a multidisciplinary team to provide professional nursing care to clinic patients, with care guided by the organization’s professional practice model and, for the LPN role, Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and shared governance. The LPN collaborates with the care team to collect patient information, develop individualized plans, coordinate and implement care, promote health and wellness, and prevent infection. The LPN is expected to advocate for patients, communicate effectively, support respectful professional relationships, mentor nurses new to their roles, support students, and pursue ongoing learning and evidence-based practice. The RN provides episodic and chronic nursing care for people with endocrine disorders, including care by telephone or web portal. Duties include assessment, medication refills under standing orders, evaluation of patients’ understanding of medication regimens, education and advocacy for patients and families, and direct patient care within the scope of the Kansas nurse practice act. The RN also plans and implements care, administers medications and treatments, documents and evaluates outcomes, triages calls, assists providers, delegates tasks, and participates in quality improvement and clinical education. The position is patient-facing and has no supervisory or budget responsibility. It is on-site with no remote work. The schedule is first shift, 40 hours per week, with shifts lasting less than 12 hours. Physical demands include occasional lifting up to 50 pounds and occasional pushing, pulling, or reaching with up to 25 pounds of force. The work may involve exposure to infectious diseases, needle sticks, blood and body fluids, hazardous drugs, and combative patients.

Requirements

For the LPN role: current Licensed Practical Nurse license through KSBN; a multistate license allowing practice in Kansas is also accepted.
For the RN role: current Registered Nurse license through KSBN; a multistate license allowing practice in Kansas is also accepted.
Basic Life Support certification within 90 days of hire; the RN posting notes that RQI, CPR, or ACLS certifications may be required in lieu of or in addition to BLS, depending on the department.
Demonstrate knowledge of and follow the Kansas State Nurse Practice Act (LPN role).
Demonstrate consistent use of standard precautions, proper body mechanics, and OSHA guidelines (LPN role).
Respect patient rights and maintain confidentiality of patient information (LPN role); demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to patient and significant-other rights (RN role).
Demonstrate proficiency with the electronic medical record (LPN role).
Demonstrate awareness and application of safety issues, legal issues in patient care and departmental functioning, and risk-minimizing practices (RN role).
Demonstrate competency in selected psychomotor skills (RN role).
Communicate effectively using verbal, non-verbal, and written methods; be able to read and interpret documents, write routine reports and correspondence, and present information in one-on-one and small-group settings (LPN role).
Perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration, and apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations (RN role).

Nice To Haves

Experience in a clinic setting (preferred for both roles).
Experience providing patient care (preferred for the LPN role).
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (preferred for the RN role).

Responsibilities

Collect patient data and information relevant to the patient, situation, or setting.
Collaborate with the care team to identify expected outcomes and develop individualized plans of care.
Coordinate and implement care, promote health and wellness, and use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, evidence-based nursing services.
Promote infection prevention through standard precautions.
Provide caring, respectful, ethical, and patient-centered nursing care, including advocacy and effective communication.
Mentor nurses new to their roles and support student learning.
Provide direct nursing care within the scope of the applicable state nurse practice act, including assessment, medication administration, infusions, and treatments.
Establish priorities for patient care and prepare equipment or assist providers during treatments, examinations, and testing.
Document care and maintain, review, and compile patient records, test results, and examination results in a timely and accurate manner.
Observe, record, and report patient conditions and reactions to medications and treatments; evaluate progress toward outcomes and the effectiveness of care.
Respond to emergency patient situations and identify and resolve problems using sound decision-making.
Greet and prepare patients for provider examinations, collect histories, instruct patients on sample and test collection, and provide medication and treatment instructions to patients and families.
Triage and refer incoming telephone calls; provide episodic and chronic nursing care by telephone or web portal, including medication refills per standing orders and education about medication regimens.
Participate in patient-care quality improvement, standards development, clinical education, orientation of new employees, student teaching, nursing research, and department or system goals.
Delegate tasks and coordinate health-care team activities in accordance with the Kansas State Nurse Practice Act.
Follow staffing and scheduling practices and seek guidance or validation when needed.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and other requirements; perform other duties as assigned.