LPN Employee Health (FT Days)

WVU Medicine•Wheeling, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides nursing support to the physician and direct nursing care to patients in an inpatient setting. The role delivers care according to the patient’s plan of care and the direction of the overseeing role, while consulting with a Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist for guidance as needed. The position is full-time, scheduled for 40 hours per week, and is based at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate LPN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Complete state criminal background check and federal background check if applicable, as required for regulated areas.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt constantly to varying workloads and work assignments.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Skill with computer systems used by physician offices and hospitals to capture data accurately and consistently.
Ability to function as a team member in organization, communication, and task prioritization.
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.
Ability to meet the physical demands of heavy/hard work, including daily lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning and carrying patients, materials, or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

One year of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care according to the patient’s plan of care and directions from the overseeing role, promoting comfort and return to functional health.
Perform designated therapeutic procedures for assigned patients as needed.
Observe, record, and report patient concerns, symptoms, reactions, and progress to the overseeing role in a timely manner.
Assist physicians and the overseeing role with examinations and procedures as assigned.
Contribute to nursing assessments by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data.
Observe patient conditions and changes, record signs and symptoms of deviations from normal health status, and report findings to the overseeing role.
Contribute data and input to the development of patient care plans, including identification of priorities and measures to maintain comfort and support human functions and responses.
Assist with assigned patient and family education and rehabilitation by reviewing needs with the overseeing role and following the teaching plan.
Document nursing interventions and responses to care and communicate them to appropriate members of the health care team.
Safely administer assigned intramuscular, subcutaneous, IV, oral, nebulization, and/or MDI-delivered medications.
Obtain instruction and supervision from the overseeing role as needed when implementing nursing techniques or practices.
For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual required education related to specialty accreditation.
Work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.