Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Nights- Transitional Recovery Unit-PT

About the position

The LPN Acute Care provides patient care to an assigned group of patients according to the multidisciplinary plan of care. Works with the patients under the direction of a RN. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to acutely ill patients with cardiac, medical, surgical and post critical care needs. Typical direct care patients include those who are at minimal-to-moderate risk and to a large extent care is routine, standardized and outcomes are predictable.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates and maintains a safe environment for patients and others.
• Performs the priority technical skills/procedures required by the area/department/assignment safely, effectively, efficiently and legally.
• Utilizes the nursing process to deliver patient care.
• Establishes and/or revises priority for patient care activities based on acuity of needs, resource availability, patient preference and other departmental needs.
• Demonstrates problem recognition and management in response to data indicating potential risk to individual's health, initiates action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk.
• Gives a rationale for actions or decisions based on scientific principles, successful experience, intuition and/or standards of practice.
• Contributes to the development of a plan of care for assigned patients.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care.
• Seeks supervision, consultation and assistance when unable to perform effectively or independently.
• Uses interpersonal-communication strategies with individuals that are intended to achieve desirable and acceptable outcomes and a perception of satisfaction by those involved.
• Uses internal and/or external resources to resolve and prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.
• Facilitates continuity of care.
• Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care of patients including medication management and patient education.
• Complies with established hospital, departmental and personnel policies.
• Maintains documentation consistent with established guidelines.
• Delegates safely and appropriately to other teams' members to accomplish direct patient care.

Requirements

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider through the American Heart Association.
• Licensed Practical Nurse through the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners.