LPN Hospital, JBH Intermediate Step-Down/Nights

Mercyhealth•Riverside, CA

About The Position

The LPN Hospital role provides patient care in an intermediate step-down setting on nights. The position uses the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to support patients’ care. It administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, organizational policies and procedures, standards of care, and applicable state laws. The role documents care, assesses patient needs, plans and delivers interventions, and evaluates outcomes. It develops and carries out individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by a physician or clinic policy, including providing instruction to patients and families. The nurse also contributes to performance improvement and unit practice activities, supports patients’ longitudinal plans of care, escalates safety and patient-experience concerns through the appropriate chain of command, and participates in peer review and professional nursing activities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire.
Licensed as an RN in the state of practice.
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.
Specific years of applicable experience may be required according to department guidelines.
May include a color-blind test, according to department guidelines.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Other certifications may be required according to unit requirements; examples include ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients using the nursing process.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws.
Document care according to standards of care.
Assess, plan, intervene in, and evaluate patient care.
Develop, initiate, and execute individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by a physician or clinic policy, including patient and family instruction.
Participate in department or unit performance-improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Use clinical expertise and provide guidance to other units or departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Apply critical thinking to patient safety and patient experience and escalate concerns through the appropriate chain of command.
Participate in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions, and peer review.