Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Acute Care, Cardiac Telemetry, FT, Variable

Prisma Health•Maryville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides patient care in the Cardiac Telemetry department under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse. The role is part of a Nurse Residency Program and includes attending quality and core curriculum classes, participating in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and completing clinical competencies and validation requirements while refining nursing knowledge and skills under the supervision of the Clinical Education Team. The LPN follows organizational policies and procedures, including requirements for licensure renewal, assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, patient confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration. The position is non-management and reports to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Requirements

Completion of an LPN program recognized by the State Board of Nursing, or an equivalency recognized by the State Board of Nursing.
Candidates with more than 12 months of LPN experience are not eligible to participate.
Hold a current LPN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or a license to practice as an LPN in the state where the team member works.

Responsibilities

Collect patient data and complete required forms according to unit standards; identify patient problems and needs and communicate them to the RN; review and record diagnostic results; and provide patient care under direct RN supervision.
Participate in the interdisciplinary care team by contributing to the plan of care and continuing care needs, and make referrals to multidisciplinary support services under direct RN supervision.
Provide prescribed treatments, procedures, and other care according to accepted practice and patient care standards; explain nursing procedures; provide discharge teaching; identify and escalate emergencies to the RN; advocate for patients; evaluate care measures; and respect patient rights and established ethical-issue processes under direct RN supervision.
Record care delivered and variations with rationale, document observations related to impending or associated problems, and implement related nursing measures under direct RN supervision.
Integrate cost-effective measures into nursing practice, identify and escalate unit problems to the RN, participate in quality-improvement processes, and meet staffing demands based on patient care needs.
Comply with policies for safe working conditions, monitor for unsafe conditions, recognize and address inappropriate or ineffective patient care management, and complete written reports as needed.
Fulfill the unit call assignment and adjust staffing for census and acuity under direct RN supervision.
Attend Nurse Residency Program classes, professional development workshops, and peer support groups, and complete required clinical competencies and validations.
Adhere to organizational policies and procedures, including licensure renewal, training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration.
Perform other duties as assigned.