LPN - Cardiac Med/Surg - Proctor

Carle Health•Peoria, IL

About The Position

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Licensed Practical Nurse contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills to the provision and management of patient care through the nursing process. Under RN supervision, the LPN assesses patient status, assists with individualized care planning, implements appropriate interventions, evaluates progress, and documents care. The role also involves collaborating with the healthcare team, educating patients and families, supporting quality improvement, and maintaining professional and technical knowledge. The position is at Carle Health Proctor Hospital in Illinois. The compensation range is $25.73 to $41.87 per hour, with actual compensation dependent on factors including experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked, and compensation model.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days.

Responsibilities

Promote evidence-based practice through the nursing process, protocols, and procedures.
Under RN supervision, assess patient status through interview, observation, and physical assessment.
Assist the RN in developing individualized plans of care collaboratively with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Use interventions identified in the plan of care to achieve expected patient outcomes.
Evaluate and document patient progress toward goals throughout the shift; modify the plan of care based on evaluation.
Complete required documentation, including patient charts and event reports.
Demonstrate accountability, seek resources, pursue self-development, and maintain current evidence-based nursing knowledge and skills.
Demonstrate technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoot problems.
Promote professional development and share clinical knowledge through informal teaching.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and use resources to address patient needs and resolve problems.
Recognize when assistance is needed and seek timely physician or nurse-to-nurse consultation.
Manage assigned non-complex and some complex patients, prioritizing work as conditions and assignments change.
Coordinate care tasks from admission through discharge, delegate appropriately, and provide goal-focused shift reports.
Advocate for patients with physicians when necessary and use communication and teamwork strategies to support outcomes and unit productivity.
Adapt patient and family teaching to age, culture, gender, developmental factors, readiness to learn, and comprehension.
Promote patient safety by following policies, procedures, and National Patient Safety Goals; use hospital resources and the SVI patient education system as appropriate.
Participate in data collection, analysis, problem solving, and performance improvement initiatives.
Ensure care aligns with standards, evidence-based practices, safety goals, core measures, and other quality initiatives.
Promote patient and family satisfaction, promptly follow up on requests, anticipate needs, and encourage service excellence among coworkers.
Serve on unit-based councils, identify unit practice problems, and implement improvements in clinical practice based on literature and process-improvement outcomes.