Licensed Practical Nurse- Residential Living Center

Saint Luke's Health System

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, KS is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Residential Living Center. As an LPN in a long term care unit setting, you will have the opportunity to perform patient care, delegate patient care tasks, and supervise other patient care staff. You will be responsible for coordinating the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Shift: Full Time Nights We are seeking patient centered, self-driven, motivated LPNs who are committed to providing exceptional patient care. To be successful, you will need to be able to work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously. You will be the subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, task oriented, resourceful, and possess strong communication skills. Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor is required at all times. Why Saint Luke’s? Our leadership supports nurse engagement and allows their voices to be heard. We value our nurses’ knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and quality care. The opportunity to make an impact on their unit, hospital, health system, and the healthcare industry. Various CEU, Continuing Education, Leadership and other career training available Provides professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practices. Responsible for screening walk-in patients, telephone screening (with protocols), medication/injection education, assist with procedures, cleaning wounds, dressing changes, suctioning, catheter insertion, tracheostomy care, biopsies, diabetic nail care, and other duties as assigned by respective clinic . Able to work in a team atmosphere, as well as, autonomously. Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times. Delegates tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel UAP in accordance with demonstrated competencies and consideration to Scope of Practice. May be responsible for covering Medical Assistant job duties as needed. Job Requirements Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Licensed Practical Nurse - Various Job Details Full Time Night (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter. Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes Are you interested in staying up to date on openings at Saint Luke’s Health System? Simply sign up for job alerts at https://careers.saintlukeskc.org/job-alerts When we have opportunities that meet your interests, you will receive an email with the job details. Saint Luke’s Health System values our employees and we encourage them to apply to any internal openings. If you are a current Saint Luke's Health System employee, please apply through your Workday account by typing "Find Jobs" in the top left corner search bar. You can also follow the link below to the current internal career site to apply. http://www.myworkday.com/saintlukes/d/task/1422$1011.htmld

Requirements

• Patient centered
• Self-driven
• Motivated
• Committed to providing exceptional patient care
• Work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously
• Subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing
• Highly organized
• Task oriented
• Resourceful
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Professional demeanor at all times
• Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
• Licensed Practical Nurse - Various

Responsibilities

• Perform patient care
• Delegate patient care tasks
• Supervise other patient care staff
• Coordinating the plan of care for a group of assigned patients
• Consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes
• Patient education
• Assessment
• Interpretation and documentation of patient care and testing
• Provides professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practices
• Responsible for screening walk-in patients
• Telephone screening (with protocols)
• Medication/injection education
• Assist with procedures
• Cleaning wounds
• Dressing changes
• Suctioning
• Catheter insertion
• Tracheostomy care
• Biopsies
• Diabetic nail care
• Delegates tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel UAP in accordance with demonstrated competencies and consideration to Scope of Practice
• May be responsible for covering Medical Assistant job duties as needed

What This Job Offers

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