LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, Inpatient Services - PRN Variable

Hocking Valley Community Hospital • Logan, OH

2d • $24 - $30

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Licensed Practical Nurse plans, directs, and evaluates total nursing care and performs nursing functions in accordance with the organization’s established philosophy. The role provides patient care on an inpatient unit, implements care plans and patient education, administers medications and intravenous solutions within applicable guidelines, and communicates patient needs and condition changes to the RN team leader and/or physician.

The position also supports unit operations by supervising Aides/Techs, maintaining accurate records, ensuring supplies and equipment are available, participating in quality improvement and safety activities, and helping orient and train personnel. The nurse is expected to uphold professional standards, protect patient confidentiality, follow infection-control and organizational policies, and provide courteous, effective service to patients, families, visitors, and colleagues.

Work takes place in a fast-paced patient-care setting with high patient traffic and potential exposure to biological and other workplace hazards. The role requires sufficient mobility, strength, dexterity, communication, and cognitive abilities to meet routine and emergency patient-care needs, and the ability to fulfill 12-hour shifts.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Active State of Ohio Nursing License.
• CPR certification approved by the American Heart Association.
• Basic computer skills and ability to access the internet, the hospital EHR, and other applicable programs.
• Ability to fulfill 12-hour shifts.
• Sufficient mobility to negotiate the physical plant.
• Strength and endurance to perform physically for extended periods, including four to eight hours without sitting; duties may include walking, lifting 25–50 pounds with or without assistance, bending, twisting, standing, sitting, reaching, and climbing or descending stairs.
• Physical dexterity and psychomotor skills to respond appropriately to routine and emergency patient-care needs in an ambulatory setting.
• Visual and auditory capabilities sufficient to read information and respond to patient-care needs.
• Ability to work in a computerized environment involving prolonged sitting and use of a keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
• Cognitive ability to observe, analyze, and interpret verbal and written general and technical information and communicate it accurately.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, write clearly and informatively, speak clearly, listen actively, and communicate effectively.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced patient-care environment with rapid patient turnover and high patient traffic.
• Previous clinical experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct nursing functions for patients on the unit to provide appropriate nursing care.
• Initiate and implement patient education and care plans.
• Maintain acceptable standards of patient care and help identify and resolve problems.
• Implement physicians’ orders accurately and promptly.
• Administer medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly according to NAPNES guidelines; observe IV fluid rates, levels, and sites, and discontinue IVs other than subclavian lines.
• Maintain accurate and complete patient records and reports.
• Arrange for needed supplies and equipment.
• Participate in planning changes and improvements, hospital safety and security programs, and quality improvement activities.
• Support and enforce infection-control policies and procedures.
• Remain calm and resourceful during emergencies and keep the Nursing Supervisor informed about patient needs and unit problems.
• Participate in personnel orientation and in-service training and assist with reviewing and revising policies and procedures.
• Supervise care provided by Aides/Techs and provide instruction as needed.
• Attend unit staff meetings regularly.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with organizational, professional, and regulatory policies and standards.
• Communicate effectively with physicians, employees, patients, families, and the public; report changes in patient condition to the RN team leader and/or physician.
• Cooperate with nursing and medical staff, other departments, patients, visitors, and the public.
• Use basic computer skills to access the internet, hospital EHR, and other applicable programs.
• Conserve organizational resources and adapt to changes, competing demands, and unexpected events.
• Help meet patient needs in appropriate departments after training.
• Demonstrate professional conduct, service excellence, teamwork, integrity, initiative, and a commitment to quality.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed