Licensed Practical Nurse PRN - Neurology Clinic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports licensed healthcare team members in providing patient care, including direct patient care, offering healthcare information to patients/families, and following an established plan of care. The LPN works in close collaboration with an RN or licensed healthcare team member to evaluate the patient's plan of care and progress toward goal attainment. All patient care activities are delegated and supervised by a licensed professional in accordance with VUMC standards and licensure regulations. The role is part of the Neurology Clinic.

Requirements

Licensed Practical Nurse - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
1 year experience
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

Responsibilities

Collaborates with patients/families and health care providers in the delivery of health care services.
Partners with the healthcare team by following established plan of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes.
Supports plans to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
Performs nursing interventions such as wound care, point of care testing, and vital signs.
Participates in the development of the plan of care in consultation with the licensed healthcare team.
Anticipates resource needs, identifies distinct tasks, sets priorities, schedules activities, meets deadlines, and organizes work within areas of direct responsibility.
Handles multiple assignments, often simultaneously, prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units.
Adapts to changes in patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity.
Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
Demonstrates patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Collects, reports, and records objective and subjective data in an accurate and timely manner.
Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
Applies knowledge of standards, established processes, and procedures that apply to your own job.
Provides guidance to entry-level co-workers.
Develops self and others by continuously improving own skills and identifying development opportunities.
Builds and maintains relationships by seeking to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles, and developing relationships across areas.
Communicates effectively by openly sharing information with others and communicating in a clear and courteous manner.
Serves others with compassion by investing time to understand the problems and needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves complex problems by seeking to understand issues, solving routine problems, and raising proper concerns in a timely manner.
Offers meaningful advice and support by listening carefully to understand issues and providing accurate information and support.
Performs excellent work by checking work quality before delivery and asking relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Fulfills safety and regulatory requirements by demonstrating basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reporting unsafe conditions.
Demonstrates accountability by taking responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinking beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Steward organizational resources by displaying understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Makes data-driven decisions by using accurate information and good decision-making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Generates new ideas by willingly proposing/accepting ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Applies technology by absorbing new technology quickly and understanding when to utilize appropriate tools and procedures.
Adapts to change by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporating change instructions into own area of work.