Licensed Practical Nurse LPN- ED, FT

Unity Health • Searcy, AR

13d

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) delivers patient care under the direct supervision and delegation of a registered nurse (RN). Using the nursing process, the LPN gathers patient data for assessment, identifies nursing problems, implements care, and evaluates outcomes. The role collaborates with other professional disciplines to support effective care delivery and desired patient outcomes. When oriented and directed, the LPN may serve as a resource nurse. The LPN supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values and incorporates patients’ age, cultural diversity, spiritual needs, and emotional needs into care. The role contributes to quality nursing care through performance-improvement techniques that demonstrate positive patient outcomes.

The position requires graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing and current Arkansas LPN licensure. An individualized orientation lasts no less than two weeks and generally no more than three months. The role is classified as safety sensitive; associates actively using medical marijuana are excluded from safety-sensitive employment, even if they hold a valid medical marijuana card.

The job involves considerable physical work, including assisting with lifting and moving patients, pushing carts, wheelchairs, and other equipment, and lifting or pushing up to 50 pounds. The LPN must be able to bend, move throughout halls, stairways, and patient rooms during emergencies, and travel to various departments. The work includes visual and auditory interpretation of environmental input, significant writing and computer entry, and exposure to malodorous infectious body fluids and some noxious cleaning-agent smells. Gloves, masks, gowns, or goggles may be required when exposed to infectious waste and body fluids.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of practical nursing.
• Hold a current Arkansas license as a licensed practical nurse.
• Demonstrate competency and knowledge of licensed practical nursing skills.
• Be able to use the nursing process, including administering treatments and medication, collecting patient data relevant to the plan of care or problem list, collaborating with healthcare providers, and educating patients and/or significant others.
• Complete an individualized orientation period of at least two weeks, generally no more than three months.
• Maintain good physical and emotional well-being.
• Be able to lift or push up to 50 pounds, bend, and maneuver throughout the hospital as required.
• Have visual and auditory skills to interpret environmental input.
• Meet safety-sensitive position conditions; active use of medical marijuana is disqualifying even with a valid medical marijuana card.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care under the direct supervision and delegation of an RN.
• Gather patient data for assessment, identify nursing problems, implement care, and evaluate outcomes using the nursing process.
• Collaborate with other professional disciplines to support effective and efficient care delivery and desired patient outcomes.
• Serve as a resource nurse when oriented and directed.
• Incorporate patients’ age, cultural diversity, spiritual needs, and emotional needs into patient care.
• Contribute to quality nursing care through performance-improvement techniques that demonstrate positive patient outcomes.
• Assist with lifting and moving patients and push carts, wheelchairs, and other equipment.
• Respond to hospital emergencies by maneuvering throughout halls, stairways, and patient rooms.
• Complete required writing and computer entry and travel to various departments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed