Licensed Practical Nurse - Belcourt WIC

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, committed to an environment where expertise is valued, knowledge expanded, and abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health aims to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. The WIC Belcourt organization is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to support licensed healthcare team members in providing patient care, including direct patient care, offering healthcare information to patients/families, and adhering to established plans of care. The LPN will work closely with an RN or other licensed healthcare team member to evaluate patient care plans and progress towards goal attainment. All patient care activities are performed under the delegation/supervision of a licensed professional, in accordance with VUMC standards and licensure regulations. The Vanderbilt Health Walk-In Clinics provide urgent medical care for non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries to patients 2 months and older, offering services such as point-of-care lab testing, EKG, X-ray, and minor surgical procedures.

Requirements

LIC-Licensed Practical Nurse - Tennessee certification
Relevant Work Experience
1 year of 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.
Support plans to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
Contributes to the nursing assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data in an accurate and timely manner.
Participates in the development of the plan of care in consultation with the licensed healthcare team.
Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility.
Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously, prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units.
Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity.
Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
Demonstrates nursing interventions (such as wound care, point of care testing, vitals signs, etc.) in practical applications of moderate difficulty.