Licensed Practical Nurse- Float Pool
About The Position
Beloit Health System is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for the Inpatient Float Pool at Beloit Memorial Hospital. The LPN provides patient care across a variety of clinical units and assists the Registered Nurse with planning, coordinating, supervising, and providing safe, effective, and compassionate care for patients throughout their lifespan, in accordance with established standards and organizational policies. The role requires flexibility, sound clinical judgment, and the ability to adapt quickly to different patient care environments. The position is listed as a 3rd shift schedule, 7 a.m.–7 p.m., for 60 hours per two-week pay period. It is benefits eligible.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited NLN LPN school of nursing.
- Active Wisconsin LPN licensure.
- CPR certification, or obtain certification within three months of hire.
- Complete the Beloit Health System telemetry course and test within three months of hire.
- Ability to work independently and react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Contribute effectively to ongoing assessments initiated by the Registered Nurse.
- Organize assessment data so it is accurate, complete, and accessible.
- Follow nursing care plans and established policies and procedures to support proper patient treatment and care.
- Initiate and accurately record patient treatments, and document nursing actions and their effectiveness in notes or flow sheets.
- Recognize and document significant behavioral and physiological changes, and inform the Registered Nurse of significant changes in patient care.
- Protect patient safety when handling, transporting, and providing medications, and guard against hazards such as falls and disease exposure.
- Safely administer oral, enteral, rectal, and topical medications.
- Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing care within protocol timeframes.
- Contribute to patient and family teaching, involve family members and significant others, and document teaching activities.
- Use sound judgment when responding to patient emergencies.
- May initiate and discontinue peripheral vascular IV access devices after successfully completing the required competency.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Benefits eligible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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