Psych LPN - Labor Pool - Days - Intensive Treatment Unit

Riverside Hospital•Hampton, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Psych LPN works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse to care for patients and their environment, including patients requiring special precautions, and to perform specified treatments. The role requires providing age-appropriate care based on knowledge of growth and development across the life span and following departmental policies and procedures. The LPN helps maintain a safe work environment for staff and customers and incorporates national patient safety initiatives. The role may involve working in a variety of settings and roles within Riverside Health System, under leadership and alongside a multidisciplinary team, to provide services and clinical care consistent with Riverside standards and facility goals. Under RN supervision, the LPN partners with patients and families to implement plans of care, treatments, and procedures supporting physiological and psychosocial outcomes. The LPN uses evidence-based practices, coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, and helps facilitate safe transitions to other care settings. The position requires effective nursing skills, accurate and efficient completion of tasks, adherence to protocols and physician orders, patient and family education, thorough documentation, appropriate task prioritization, and the ability to recognize and respond to emergencies. The minimum schedule requirement is at least four 12-hour shifts, with at least two shifts on weekends, and one summer and one winter holiday per year. The position is listed as days in the Intensive Treatment Unit in Hampton, Virginia.

Requirements

Graduate of a practical nursing program.
High school diploma or GED.
Virginia Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license, required upon hire.
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute, required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of acute care experience.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care and care for the patient’s environment under Registered Nurse supervision, including care for patients requiring special precautions.
Perform specified treatments and provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs, following departmental policies and procedures.
Promote and maintain a safe work environment and incorporate national patient safety initiatives.
Partner with patients and families to implement plans of care, treatments, and procedures that support physiological and psychosocial outcomes.
Use 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, and ethical care.
Perform nursing skills such as 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 care populations, assess comprehension, and document responses.
Build collaborative relationships with peers and the multidisciplinary team to support patient care.
Complete required clinical and quality documentation according to Riverside Health System standards and regulatory requirements.
Prioritize tasks to support quality care and meet patient needs.
Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
Assess own need for support and use available systems and resources to obtain assistance.
Work at least four 12-hour shifts, including at least two weekend shifts, and work one summer and one winter holiday per year.