Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care Prescription Renewal Team

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

2d•Remote

About The Position

This role supports the licensed healthcare team in providing patient care, including direct patient care and healthcare information to patients/families, following an established plan of care. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works in close collaboration with an RN or licensed healthcare team member to evaluate the patient's plan of care and progress toward goal attainment. All patient care activities are delegated and supervised by a licensed professional in accordance with VUMC standards and licensure regulations. The position is part of the Primary Care Prescription Renewal Team.

Requirements

LIC-Licensed Practical Nurse - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
1 year experience
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

Nice To Haves

Clinical Patient Documentation (Novice)
LPN Patient Education (Novice)
LPN Care Planning (Novice)
Clinical Competency (Novice)

Responsibilities

Collaborates with patients/families and health care providers in the delivery of health care services.
Partners with the healthcare team by following established plan of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes.
Supports plans to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
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 procedures that apply to your own job.
Provides guidance to entry-level co-workers.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Builds and maintains relationships by seeking to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and developing relationships across areas.
Communicates effectively by openly sharing information with others and communicating in a clear and courteous manner.
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves routine problems and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Listens carefully to understand issues and provides accurate information and support.
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.