Psych LPN - Labor Pool - Days - Intensive Treatment Unit

Riverside Health System•Hampton, VA

3d•$26 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The Psych LPN works under the supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse and leadership, providing patient care and treatments in the Intensive Treatment Unit. The role includes caring for patients and their environment, including patients requiring special precautions, and providing age-appropriate care based on knowledge of growth and development across the life span and departmental policies and procedures. The LPN may work in a variety of settings and roles within Riverside Health System and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive clinical care in line with Riverside Health System standards, facility goals, and strategic plans. The position promotes a safe work environment for staff and patients and incorporates national patient safety initiatives. Under RN supervision, the LPN partners with patients and families to implement plans of care, treatments, and procedures that support physiological and psychosocial outcomes. The role uses evidence-based standards of practice, coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, and helps facilitate safe transitions between care settings. The LPN provides nursing skills such as taking vital signs, checking blood sugars, administering treatments and medications, and following protocols and physician orders. The role also includes patient and family education, clinical and quality documentation, prioritization of care, and recognizing and responding to emergencies. The minimum schedule requirement is at least four 12-hour shifts, with at least two shifts on weekends. The role also requires one summer and one winter holiday per year.

Requirements

Graduate of a Practical Nursing program.
High school diploma or GED.
Virginia Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license through the Virginia Department of Health Professions, required upon hire.
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.
Work at least four 12-hour shifts, including at least two weekend shifts.
Work one summer and one winter holiday per year.

Nice To Haves

One year of acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with patients and families under RN supervision to implement plans of care, treatments, and procedures supporting physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
Apply evidence-based standards of practice and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
Facilitate safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of the plan of care.
Promote timely patient throughput and provide consistent, competent, ethical care focused on quality outcomes and customer needs.
Perform nursing tasks, including taking vital signs, checking blood sugars, and administering treatments and medications accurately and efficiently.
Follow protocols and physician orders.
Adapt patient and family education to diverse populations, evaluate comprehension, and document responses.
Build trusting, collaborative relationships with peers and the multidisciplinary team to support patient care.
Complete required clinical and quality documentation in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
Prioritize tasks to meet patient care needs, recognize and respond to emergencies, and seek support using available systems and resources.
Maintain a safe work environment for staff and patients, including incorporating national patient safety initiatives.