UHC-LPN Emergency Department Lobby Patient Liaison-ED

WVU Medicine

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides nursing support to physicians and direct nursing care to patients in an inpatient setting. The role provides care according to the patient’s plan of care or as directed by the overseeing role, and seeks guidance as needed. The position requires a current state or qualifying multistate LPN license, Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire, a required criminal background check, and one year of LPN experience. The work requires adapting to stressful conditions, changing workloads, and assignments. The employee must communicate effectively, use physician-office and hospital computer systems accurately, and work as a team member. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the evening shift and requires availability to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse license issued by the state where services will be provided, or a current multistate LPN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Complete state and, if applicable, federal criminal background checks as required for regulated areas.
One year of LPN experience.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and work assignments.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Skill using computer systems in physician offices and hospitals to capture data accurately and consistently.
Ability to function as a team member in organization, communication, and task prioritization.
Availability to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care according to the patient's plan of care or as directed by the overseeing role, and consult for guidance as necessary.
Perform designated therapeutic procedures for assigned patients.
Observe, record, and promptly report patient concerns, symptoms, reactions, and progress to the overseeing role.
Assist physicians and the overseeing role with examinations and procedures as assigned.
Contribute to nursing assessments by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data.
Observe and document changes in patients' conditions, including signs and symptoms that deviate from normal health status, and report findings to the overseeing role.
Participate in developing patient care plans by providing data, helping identify priorities, and identifying measures to maintain comfort and support human functions and responses.
Assist with assigned patient and family education and rehabilitation by reviewing needs with the overseeing role and following the teaching plan.
Document nursing interventions and patient responses, communicating with appropriate health care team members.
Safely administer assigned intramuscular, subcutaneous, IV, and oral medications.
Obtain instruction and supervision from the overseeing role as needed when implementing nursing techniques or practices.