LPN - Wound Care Clinic

WVU Medicine

19h•$20 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Provides nursing support to the physician and direct nursing care to patients in an inpatient setting. The LPN delivers care according to the patient’s plan of care and direction from the overseeing role, consulting with a Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist for guidance as needed. The position is based at the GRMC Nursing Wound Management Center in Oakland, Maryland, and has 36 scheduled weekly hours. The role includes patient observation and documentation, therapeutic procedures, assistance with examinations and procedures, medication administration, participation in patient assessment and care planning, and support for patient and family education. The employee must obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire and complete annual specialty-accreditation education where applicable. The position requires the ability to adapt to varying workloads and work assignments, communicate effectively, use physician-office and hospital computer systems, and work as a team member. The work involves protracted or irregular hours, exposure to biohazards and other hazards, and physically demanding patient handling and movement.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate LPN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Complete state criminal background check and federal background check if applicable, as required for regulated areas.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt constantly to varying workloads and work assignments.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Skill with computer systems used by physician offices and hospitals to capture data accurately and consistently.
Ability to function as a team member with respect to organization, communication, and task prioritization.
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.
Ability to perform daily heavy/hard work, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning patients, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

One year of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care according to the patient’s plan of care or direction from the overseeing role, consulting with an RN or Respiratory Therapist for guidance as needed.
Perform designated therapeutic procedures for assigned patients as needed.
Observe, record, and promptly report patient concerns, symptoms, reactions, and progress to the overseeing role.
Assist physicians and the overseeing role with examinations and procedures as assigned.
Contribute to nursing assessments by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data.
Observe changes in patient condition, document signs and symptoms of deviation from normal health status, and report findings to the overseeing role.
Contribute data and priorities to the development of patient care plans and help identify measures to maintain comfort and support human functions and responses.
Assist with patient and family education and rehabilitation by reviewing needs with the overseeing role and following the teaching plan.
Document nursing interventions and patient responses, communicating with appropriate members of the healthcare team.
Safely administer assigned intramuscular, subcutaneous, IV, oral, nebulized, and/or MDI-delivered medications.
Obtain instruction and supervision from the overseeing role as necessary when implementing nursing techniques or practices.
Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when required by facility accreditation standards.