Licensed Practical Nurse - Full Time Days

Hackensack Meridian Health•Edison, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited LPN program.
The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
A strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers.
Dedication to ongoing education.
The ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus.
Excellent customer service skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
Licensed Practical Nurse.
BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of entering position.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in the Spanish language preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical support, under the direction of the clinical supervisors and/or RN professional to ensure smooth patient flow and physician and patient satisfaction.
Serve as a liaison between the patients and the provider.
Administer medications and treatments as per RN orders and complete all assigned tasks.
Demonstrate knowledge and competency in completing assigned treatments and procedures according to established standards and policies.
Follow plan of care as directed by the RN and/or clinical supervisors.
Comply with appropriate physician orders.
Observe, report and assist in meeting patient needs as per plan of care.
Record vital signs, intake and output other related responsibilities.
Support/reinforce patient teaching and discharge planning.
Assist patients with personal hygiene, nutrition and daily activities.
Appropriately utilize and care for technical equipment and supplies.
Assist physicians with medical treatments, exams and surgical procedures appropriate to the unit.
Report timely and accurate changes in the patient's condition, including a change in vital signs and/or blood sugars.
Turn in assignment sheet for evaluation.
Adapt work schedule to meet the needs of the unit.
Ensure adequate staffing needs are met through willingness to float.
Appropriately participate in emergent situations.
Assist with and reassure patients and families.
Complete patient related activities within scheduled time periods.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned service area.
Appropriately complete data collection, plan of care and intervention of patient care.
Utilize data information systems appropriately.
Clinical practice accurately reflects Code of Ethics, Board of Nursing and the New Jersey Department of Health regulations, JCAHO and institutional policies and procedures and promotes professional ethics/standards.
Adhere to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.