LPN – Orthopedic Clinic

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a workplace where your work is seen, your name is known, and your impact is felt. At Boys Town, we pride ourselves on being a smaller, close-knit organization where LPNs are valued as individuals—not numbers. You'll enjoy a manageable patient load, stronger team support, and a chance to truly connect with the families you care for. Boys Town has been changing the way America cares for children and families since 1917. With over a century of service, our employees have helped us grow from a small boardinghouse in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, into one of the largest national child and family care organizations in the country. With the addition of Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1977, our services branched out into the health care and research fields, offering even more career opportunities to those looking to make a real difference. Our employees are our #1 supporters when it comes to achieving Boys Town's mission, which is why we are proud of their commitment to making the world a better place for children, families, patients, and communities.

Requirements

• A Licensed Practical nurse who is a graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing and maintains a current state licensure required.
• CPR certification required.
• Prior working knowledge of using a personal computer and electronic medical records required.

Nice To Haves

• New grads welcome!

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, accurate, and clinically competent direct care to patients and families.
• Recognizes patient's abnormalities or urgent problems and seeks appropriate assistance. Obtains health history information.
• Obtains accurate vital signs and recognizes variances.
• Teaches techniques or provides information according to established program.
• Documents procedures and treatment in each patient's record.
• Communicates information to other members of the health care team. Provides the patient and family with current and accurate information regarding the procedure and care.
• Provides direct care individualized to the patient's needs. Anticipates urgent or emergent patient situations and responds appropriately.
• Recognizes the patient's needs for education in wellness or illness and provides information or seeks appropriate source. Assists patients to achieve basic health care goals.
• Accurately reports and documents essential and desirable care and observations. Identifies need for improving methods for documentation and record keeping.
• Demonstrates essential and desirable knowledge of and performance of clinical skills. Performs nursing assessment in commonly recurring nursing problems and takes appropriate action.
• Demonstrates patient advocacy which assures patients' rights to privacy, safety, and confidentiality.
• Maintains current practice by selecting appropriate avenues for technical growth.
• Maintains accountability which includes efficient use of time and materials. Practices within medical group policies and philosophies.

Benefits

• A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
• Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
• Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parenting resources from our experts
• Professional development opportunities within the organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree