Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Progressive Care Unit, Full-Time (Nights 7p-7:30a) Per Diem

Northwestern Medical Center • St. Albans, VT

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Northwestern Medical Center’s mission is to provide exceptional health care to our community. Join our high reliability team! With “people” as one of our core values, valuing our employees is a top priority for Northwestern. We care about our employees, their families, and their overall health & well-being. We are proud to offer a generous benefits package, with recognized national carriers, designed to help our people stay healthy, balance work & life responsibilities, protect your assets & plan for a secure financial future.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing with current VT LPN license.
• BLS required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the RN, the LPN provides safe nursing care in a timely manner to patients in the PCU.
• Performs within the scope of licensed practical nursing practice as defined by the State Board of Nursing.
• Incorporates data collection and appropriate intervention skills in all interactions and delivery of nursing care including: Safety & protection, Equipment use and management.
• Communicates with patients, team members, and management in an accurate and timely manner evidenced by: Talks with and listens to patients/team members, Reports pertinent, concise information, Complete timely clinical documentation/order entry, Protects confidentiality of patient/colleagues.
• Applies critical thinking skills and considers alternatives: Organizes multitask workload, Prioritizes tasks/work, Seeks assistance, Collects/integrates data from multiple sources, Organizes/delivers care for multiple patient assignment.
• Develops and maintain human care relationships: Integrates the influence of the human experience of health, illness and/or healing, Adapts care management for diverse populations and environment, Advocates for needs of patients, Provides care in ethical and legal manner, Refers concerns/issues to appropriate resources.
• Manages self and resources effectively: Acknowledges limits of experience and capability, Identifies learning needs and seeks resources, Utilizes equipment and supplies appropriately, Maintain clean, orderly environment of care, Ensures traffic control in “sensitive areas”, Seeks out and accepts feedback, Requests assistance appropriately.
• Applies leadership skills: Works within scope of practice, Interacts with others in professional manner, Manages conflict, Delegates and assigns care to LNAs, Participates in care within multi-disciplinary team.
• Incorporates teaching in delivery of care with a focus on health promotion: Provides appropriate information to patient, Assesses for barriers to learning, Uses colleagues as a learning resource, Provides counseling about health behaviors, Supports the preceptorship program, job shadow, and student experiences.
• Applies knowledge integration skills for the patient population served within unit: Provides age specific care, Applies knowledge of expected norms in planning care, Applies new data to improve care, Integrates technical, psychological, social, intellectual and physical skills.
• Demonstrates the unit specific skills requisite for unit/patient population served.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package, with recognized national carriers, designed to help our people stay healthy, balance work & life responsibilities, protect your assets & plan for a secure financial future.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree