LPN Hospital, JBH Adult Inpatient /Night

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Riverside, CA

8d•$23 - $37

About The Position

Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting Mercyhealth’s nursing mission, practice values, and strategic plan. The role may include variable shifts, weekends, holidays, and/or on-call hours, and may require floating to various units based on identified needs and clinical competency. Other duties may be assigned. The LPN uses the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to assess, plan, intervene in, and evaluate patient care. The role administers prescribed medications and treatments, documents care accurately and comprehensively, and develops and carries out individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by the physician and/or hospital policy. The LPN uses available resources to educate and support patients and families at an appropriate level of understanding. The position participates in unit or department performance improvement, shared governance, peer review, and professional development. It uses clinical expertise to support other units and the patient’s longitudinal plan of care, helps resolve system breakdowns, applies critical thinking to patient safety and experience, delegates appropriately, and escalates concerns through the appropriate chain of command. Supervisory responsibilities may include training employees, planning and assigning work, directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
BSN, or an agreement upon hire to enroll in an accredited BSN completion program.
Specific years of applicable experience may be required according to department guidelines.
Color-blind testing may be required according to department guidelines.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and use the nursing process and critical thinking in patient care.
Perform patient assessments and plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved techniques, policies, procedures, standards of care, and applicable state laws and practice acts.
Maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation in accordance with system and entity standards.
Develop, initiate, and execute individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by the physician and/or hospital policy.
Use available resources to teach and support patient and family education at an appropriate level of understanding.
Participate in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Use clinical expertise and guidance to support other units and departments in the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Help resolve system breakdowns and engage self and others in developing solutions.
Apply critical thinking to patient safety and patient experience, manage complex situations, delegate appropriately, and escalate issues through the appropriate chain of command.
Support a positive professional and organizational environment and shared governance.
Engage in personal development and support continuous learning and growth, including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
Participate in peer review and peer feedback opportunities and the professional nursing continuum.
Train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; address complaints; and resolve problems, in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
Perform other duties as assigned, including floating to various units based on identified needs and clinical competency.