MA/CMA/LPN - Clinic (PRN)

Shenandoah Medical Center•Shenandoah, IA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

This position utilizes the nursing process to provide patient care, assessing, planning, intervening, and evaluating patient outcomes according to the LPN scope of practice. The role involves collaborating with healthcare providers to coordinate medical and nursing management, performing emergency treatments, maintaining documentation, communicating effectively, and promoting patient and staff safety.

Requirements

Current MA/CMA/LPN license.
Proficiency in the nursing process.
Ability to perform complete admission evaluations.
Skill in conducting comprehensive nursing assessments.
Ability to conduct full body system analysis.
Competence in administering nursing assessments.
Ability to review, discuss, and implement healthcare provider orders.
Timely response to patient needs.
Ability to recognize abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition and establish priorities.
Ability to serve as a patient advocate.
Ability to perform patient rounding.
Ability to evaluate patient progress toward desired outcomes.
Demonstrates personal accountability, competence, professionalism, and compassion.
Ability to provide intravenous interventions within the scope of practice for LPN-C.
Ability to collaborate with healthcare providers.
Ability to work effectively with ancillary areas.
Demonstrates initiative and flexibility.
Ability to inform and involve Nurse Manager appropriately.
Ability to complete patient and family education.
Ability to perform emergency treatment.
Ability to initiate or assist in patient care effectively and responsively.
Ability to triage emergency situations and involve other resources.
Ability to administer and perform emergent care.
Ability to follow emergency policies, procedures, and protocols.
Ability to document accurate and ongoing assessments.
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with health team members.
Ability to identify and recognize abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition.
Ability to promote and ensure patient and staff safety.
Ability to administer medications, treatments, and procedures safely.
Ability to utilize proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques.
Ability to implement infectious disease controls.
Ability to follow proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Performs complete admission evaluations and comprehensive nursing assessments.
Administers nursing assessments and reviews/implements healthcare provider orders.
Responds to patient needs in a timely fashion and recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition.
Serves as a patient advocate and performs patient rounding.
Evaluates patient progress toward desired outcomes prior to discharge.
Demonstrates personal accountability in the delivery of patient care.
Provides intravenous interventions within the scope of practice for LPN-C.
Collaborates with healthcare providers to coordinate medical and nursing management.
Works effectively with ancillary areas as part of the team approach to patient care.
Demonstrates initiative and flexibility in patient care.
Informs and involves Nurse Manager regarding patient care issues.
Completes patient and family education.
Performs emergency treatment as required.
Initiates or assists in patient care in an effective and responsive manner.
Triages emergency situations appropriately and involves other resources as appropriate.
Administers and performs emergent care.
Follows emergency policies, procedures, and protocols.
Performs and maintains documentation, including accurate and ongoing assessments.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members.
Identifies and recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition and takes appropriate action.
Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety.
Administers medications, treatments, and procedures safely.
Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques.
Implements infectious disease controls.
Follows proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials.
Performs other duties as assigned.