LPN Positions with UofL Health

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

UofL Health is hiring Licensed Practical Nurses for PCU, psychiatric, and rehabilitation units across its health system. Part-time and full-time positions are available, with day and night shifts. Locations include Frazier Rehab, Jewish Hospital, Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, Peace Hospital, and UofL Hospital. The LPN provides patient care using the nursing process and within the scope of practice defined by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. Working with the interdisciplinary team and ancillary staff, the LPN supports safe, effective, quality care and helps promote patients’ recovery and functional improvement. The role includes assessing patients, prioritizing and delivering care, administering prescribed medications, documenting care and progress, communicating changes in patient status, and supporting patient and family education. The LPN also maintains a safe and orderly care environment, follows infection-control and confidentiality requirements, contributes to performance improvement, and completes required competencies, training, and other assigned duties. UofL Health describes itself as a not-for-profit, fully integrated regional academic health system serving Louisville and surrounding counties, including southern Indiana.

Requirements

Completion of an LPN program at an accredited school of nursing.
For LPNs who graduated before September 15, 2019, completion of a Kentucky Board of Nursing-approved IV course is required, except for UofL Physicians and Peace Hospital positions.
Current license to practice as an LPN in Kentucky.
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association is required upon hire.
Knowledge of the information and techniques used to treat injuries, diseases, and deformities, including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Active listening and effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to select and implement appropriate training and instructional methods.
Ability to collaborate with nurses to implement interventions and support continuity of care.
Ability to delegate tasks appropriately to ancillary personnel according to their job descriptions.
Effective time management, including completing assigned patient care, treatments, teaching, and documentation within the shift.
Ability to understand work-related written documents and communicate appropriately for the audience.
Ability to use logic and reasoning to assess alternative solutions and approaches to problems.
Critical-thinking skills for complex patient situations, process improvements, and evidence-based practice; ability to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills.
Ability to use computer-based clinical documentation, communication, and education systems.
Ability to maintain confidentiality, protect sensitive data, follow safety standards, and work collaboratively.

Nice To Haves

Prior acute care or rehabilitation experience.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate nursing knowledge and practice within the LPN scope defined by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
Complete and document comprehensive daily assessments of assigned patients.
Prioritize care based on patient needs and progress toward established goals.
Review and revise patient care plans according to policy and procedure.
Deliver and document direct patient care based on physician orders and nursing interventions in the care plan.
Document interventions and progress toward patient goals.
Recognize abnormal laboratory values and notify the nursing manager and/or physician within the shift; report critical laboratory results within 30 minutes.
Administer and document scheduled and as-needed medications according to procedures and schedules.
Obtain and implement physician and nursing orders, and review and ensure implementation of physician orders each shift.
Assist with patient and family education, including education about self-care, home medications, and follow-up care before discharge.
Communicate patient status and changes to supervisors, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members, including information needed for shift reports and chart rounds.
Escalate issues to the appropriate person when they are not addressed or are not addressed promptly.
Provide age-appropriate care and consider appropriate medication therapy and dosing for the patient population served.
Complete assigned projects and maintain neat, clean patient care areas.
Label patient supplies according to policy and check that equipment is functioning properly; report maintenance needs.
Follow universal precautions, infection-control policies, and patient safety standards.
Contribute to performance improvement activities and patient-outcome goals.
Attend scheduled shift meetings, review meeting minutes, and contribute current nursing knowledge in clinical situations.
Establish and meet annual professional growth goals; complete annual competencies, mandatory training, and required education documentation.
Maintain employee-health compliance and follow company policies, standards of conduct, HIPAA privacy, and security requirements.
Wear the required name tag and locator badge and perform other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate professionalism, service, confidentiality, safety, teamwork, and effective customer service in interactions with patients, families, colleagues, and the broader health care community.
Live UofL Health’s values of honesty, integrity, and compassion, including honoring patient dignity, pursuing quality care, working as a team, improving continuously, seeking better ways to serve, using resources wisely, and understanding how each role supports the organization.