LPN, Peace Hospital, 3L, Adolescent Psych, 3p-11p

UofL Health • Louisville, KY

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About The Position

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day. We are Hiring LPNs at Peace Hospital- Adolescent Psych Unit, 3 Lourdes Location: 2020 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 40205 Shift: 3p-11p, Fulltime, Monday-Friday. Peace Hospital, part of UofL Health, is a private, non-profit behavioral health hospital. One of the largest behavioral health facilities in the nation, Peace Hospital is known for providing care for children, adolescents, adults and senior adults, age 55 and older. Our Kosair for Kids Children’s Peace Center is the largest and most comprehensive private provider of youth inpatient behavioral health services in the country treating children and adolescents with behavioral health and co-occurring disorders. We have a partial hospitalization program for school-aged children and an inpatient specialty program for children and adolescents who have complex treatment needs, such as intellectual or developmental disabilities accompanied by acute behavioral and psychiatric symptoms.

Requirements

• Completion of an LPN program at an accredited school of nursing (required).
• Current license to practice as an LPN in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required).
• CPR/BLS required upon Hire (American Heart Association) (required).
• Prior acute care or rehab experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of nursing theory and practice within the scope of practice defined for LPN’s by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
• Completes a comprehensive daily assessment on assigned patients as evidenced by daily shift report and documentation in the patient’s record.
• Prioritizes care based on nursing assessment of patient needs as evidenced by patient’s progress toward achievement of established goals.
• Reviews and revises patient care plans according to established policy and procedure.
• Delivers direct patient care based on physicians’ orders and nursing interventions established on patient care plan as evidenced by documentation in the patient’s record.
• Documents interventions and progress towards patient goals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic laboratory values by notifying nursing manager and/or physician of any abnormalities within shift of lab data.
• Administers and documents prescribed medications (scheduled/PRN) according to schedule and procedure.
• Demonstrates initiative in performance of nursing care by securing and implementing physicians’ orders and nursing orders without direct instructions of supervisor.
• Assists in implementation of appropriate teaching program for individual patients.
• Communicates effectively with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

What This Job Offers

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