MA - Sidney Clinic, PT

Shenandoah Medical Center•Sidney, IA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves utilizing the nursing process to provide patient care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role requires performing admission evaluations, comprehensive nursing assessments, and full body system analysis. Responsibilities include administering care according to the applicable patient type, implementing healthcare provider orders, responding to patient needs promptly, recognizing and acting on abnormal symptoms or changes in patient condition, and serving as a patient advocate. The role also involves patient rounding, evaluating progress towards outcomes, and demonstrating accountability in delivering competent, professional, and compassionate patient care. Intravenous interventions within the LPN scope of practice are also a part of this role.

Requirements

LPN scope of practice
LPN-C scope of practice
Ability to perform complete admission evaluation
Ability to conduct full body system analysis
Ability to administer and perform nursing assessment in accordance with the applicable patient type
Ability to review, discuss, and implement health care provider orders
Ability to respond to patient needs in a timely fashion
Ability to recognize abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, establish priorities, and take appropriate action
Ability to evaluate patient progress toward desired outcomes prior to discharge
Ability to demonstrate personal accountability in the delivery of patient care
Ability to collaborate with health care providers
Ability to work effectively with ancillary areas
Ability to demonstrate initiative and flexibility
Ability to inform and involve Nurse Manager regarding patient care issues
Ability to complete patient and family education
Ability to perform emergency treatment
Ability to initiate or assist in patient care
Ability to triage emergency situations
Ability to administer and perform emergent care
Ability to follow emergency policies, procedures, and protocols
Ability to perform and maintain documentation
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with other health team members
Ability to identify and recognize abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, establish priorities, and take appropriate action
Ability to appropriately report condition changes to medical provider
Ability to promote and ensure patient and staff safety
Ability to administer medications, treatments, and procedures in a timely and safe manner
Ability to perform standard precautions
Ability to use two patient identifiers
Ability to perform patient risk assessments every shift
Ability to utilize proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques
Ability to implement infectious disease controls
Ability to follow proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Performs complete admission evaluations and comprehensive nursing assessments.
Administers and performs nursing assessments in accordance with the applicable patient type.
Reviews, discusses, and implements health care provider orders and takes appropriate action if questions arise.
Responds to patient needs in a timely fashion.
Recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, establishes priorities, and takes appropriate action.
Serves as a patient advocate and performs patient rounding.
Evaluates patient progress toward desired outcomes prior to discharge.
Demonstrates personal accountability in the delivery of patient care.
Provides intravenous interventions within the scope of practice for LPN-C.
Collaborates with health care providers to coordinate medical and nursing management of patient care.
Works effectively with ancillary areas as part of the team approach to patient care.
Demonstrates initiative and flexibility in the provision of patient care.
Informs and involves Nurse Manager regarding patient care issues.
Completes patient and family education throughout the patient’s visit.
Performs emergency treatment as required.
Initiates or assists in patient care in an effective and responsive manner.
Triage each emergency situation appropriately and involves other resources as appropriate.
Administers and performs emergent care in accordance with the applicable patient population type.
Follows emergency policies, procedures, and protocols.
Performs and maintains documentation, including accurate and ongoing assessments, nursing interventions, patient responses, patient teaching, and status of outcomes.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members regarding patient condition, satisfaction needs, and recommendations.
Appropriately reports condition changes to medical provider.
Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety in all aspects of responsibilities.
Administers medications, treatments, and procedures in a timely and safe manner.
Performs standard precautions, uses two patient identifiers, and performs patient risk assessments every shift.
Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques to minimize fall risk and injury.
Implements infectious disease controls, including isolation procedures, proper use of hand hygiene and gloves.
Follows proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials.
Performs other duties as assigned.