Practical Nurse, Emergency Department, Full Time, 3pm to 11pm

Jackson Health•Miami, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse performs advanced practical nursing work caring for and treating physically or mentally ill patients in an inpatient or outpatient setting. The role involves specialized and more difficult patient-care duties, assisting physicians and nurses, and performing instructional tasks. This position is in the Emergency Department at Jackson North Medical Center, located at 160 NW 170th Street, North Miami Beach, Florida, and is scheduled full time from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Requirements

Valid Florida LPN license.
Graduation from an accredited LPN program.
Generally, 1 to 3 years of related experience.
30-hour IV training from a Florida Board of Nursing-approved program or a compact nursing state.
AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification with at least 6 months of validity.
Additional applicable life-support certification for healthcare providers may be required at the unit level upon hire and must be maintained during employment.
Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations using critical thinking and professional composure.
Ability to understand and follow instructions.
Knowledge and skill in using job-appropriate technology and software applications.
Ability to meet and maintain unit-specific and organizational skills, competencies, certifications, and licensures required by the nursing area.
Ability to stand or walk for extended periods.
Ability to carry objects weighing 21 to 50 pounds and lift or move objects weighing 51 to 100 pounds using appropriate devices.
Frequent visual acuity for activities involving extended computer use.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with occasional high-pressure, emergent, or stressful situations.
Ability to interact frequently with a diverse population, including team members, providers, patients, insurance companies, and members of the public.
Ability to work in indoor conditions with occasional outdoor exposure and potential exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, needle sticks, airborne infections, medical gases, X-rays, chemicals, and other hospital or medical-office hazards.
Must wear personal protective equipment when exposed to an infectious or clinical hospital environment.

Responsibilities

Interview patients about current problems, medications, and allergies, and review medical records for relevant information.
Keep patients informed about their medical condition and the treatment prescribed by a physician.
Participate in patient treatment, including administering medications under physician and registered nurse supervision.
Establish and document patient treatment regimens under RN or physician supervision and implement treatment as directed.
Perform routine immunizations, nebulizer treatments, visual acuity testing, and administration and reading of TB tests.
Assist with phlebotomy by identifying patients, checking requisitions, and preparing equipment, patients, and puncture sites.
Assist with IV setup by verifying solutions, evaluating infusion sites, checking IV function and patient comfort, and discontinuing IVs when ordered and under RN supervision.
Maintain narcotics inventory after each tour of duty, maintain examination-room supplies, and prepare exam rooms at the beginning and end of the day and between patient contacts.
Perform office duties, answer phones, take messages, and conduct triage within the scope of LPN practice accurately and promptly.
Facilitate and assist with coordinating patient referrals.
Participate in orienting and training new personnel.
Adjust work pace as needed to maintain or improve patient-care outcomes and demonstrate commitment to service excellence.
Follow unit-specific policies and procedures and use job- and unit-specific equipment as required.
Demonstrate service excellence and CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise.
Perform other related duties as assigned.