Licensed Practical Nurse - Internal Medicine Clinic - Cedars Lane

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Tullahoma, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

A Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for administering patient care within the scope of his/her training and expertise, collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes is met. This is done in conjunction with the objectives and policies of Tullahoma HMA Physician Management LLC., and the hospital, and the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Tennessee. A Licensed Practical Nurse in the clinic setting is responsible to the Physician. A Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for the assessment, direction and supervision of Patient Care in the clinic setting.

Requirements

LIC-Licensed Practical Nurse - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills, empathy, and unconditional positive regard toward all patients and co-workers.
Ability to work under limited supervision and to follow written and oral instructions.
Knowledge of bio psychosocial and spiritual aspects of human behavior ranging from infancy to geriatrics.
Mechanism must be provided for contact of employee (i.e., cell phone, telephone, emergency contact).
Knowledge and implementation of standardized PPE regarding the prevention/transmission of infectious disease/isolation processes.
Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Nice To Haves

Flexibility in schedule in order to meet the needs of the patients, community and staff.

Responsibilities

Administering patient care within the scope of his/her training and expertise.
Collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Assessment, direction and supervision of Patient Care in the clinic setting.
Demonstrate effective communication skills, empathy, and unconditional positive regard toward all patients and co-workers.
Delivery of clinical practice utilizing standards of practice and in accordance with the hospitals mission & vision.
Work under limited supervision and to follow written and oral instructions.
Knowledge of bio psychosocial and spiritual aspects of human behavior ranging from infancy to geriatrics.
Flexibility in schedule in order to meet the needs of the patients, community and staff.
Participates in performance improvement to improve patient outcomes.
Maintains licensure, required certification and annual education requirements prior to due date.
Demonstrates professional behavior with a positive outlook at all times.
Knowledge and implementation of standardized PPE regarding the prevention/transmission of infectious disease/isolation processes.
Other duties as assigned