LPN Dyersville

Trinity Health • Dyersville, IA

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About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse at MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville is a collaborative member and leader of the healthcare team who practices under the supervision of a registered professional nurse. The role delivers holistic, compassionate, individualized, and effective patient care using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Licensed practical nurses are accountable for practicing according to standards established or endorsed by MercyOne leadership and external regulators and accreditation agencies, and for abiding by the Code of Ethics for Nurses (2001).

MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center is a 20-bed critical access hospital serving 17 rural communities in western Dubuque County. It provides emergency and trauma services, acute and skilled inpatient care, ambulatory surgery, home care, specialty clinics, laboratory and imaging services, pharmacy services, cardiac rehabilitation, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

Requirements

• Hold an active license to practice nursing in the state of Iowa.
• Graduate from an approved practical nursing program.
• Maintain continuing education units in accordance with state licensure requirements.
• Continuously seek opportunities to enhance professional nursing practice.
• Complete Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training within six months of hire and every three years thereafter.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire and renew it every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Membership in an appropriate professional nursing organization is recommended.

Responsibilities

• Use critical thinking and the nursing process to deliver patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, according to education and experience.
• Respect the rights of individuals and groups in nursing practice.
• Protect confidentiality unless disclosure is authorized or legally required.
• Provide age-appropriate and culturally and ethnically sensitive care.
• Maintain a safe care environment.
• Educate patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities.
• Assure continuity of care.
• Communicate effectively about care.
• Meet core nursing competency requirements and unit-specific basic and advanced competencies upon hire and annually, as appropriate to the practice area.

What This Job Offers

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