Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse - Internal Med Clinic

FMOLHS•Jackson, MS

About The Position

This role involves coordinating and delivering patient care within an Internal Medicine Clinic, utilizing a health care team philosophy. The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing nursing functions, patient teaching, discharge planning, and coordinating activities with ancillary departments. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides basic therapeutic nursing care under the supervision of the RN, focusing on routine and standardized patient care with predictable outcomes. Both roles require adherence to established standards of practice and collaboration with the healthcare team to achieve desired patient outcomes.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program (for RN).
Graduate of an accredited LPN school (for LPN).
Proficient in English, verbal and written communication skills and computer skills (for LPN).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Active RN Mississippi Licensure (for RN).
Current Mississippi State license as LPN (for LPN).
Employee must demonstrate ability to recognize patients' individual needs based on medical conditions, age adolescents, young adults, middle-aged and geriatric, limitations and planned procedures.
Requires good judgment in delivering patient care.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to function in stressful situations.
Must be willing to rotate shifts, days off and work area.
May occasionally be required to work overtime.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in general duty nursing preferred but not required (for RN).

Responsibilities

Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients on the unit.
Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
Provides direct patient care utilizing the nursing process under the direction and supervision of the RN.
Reviews diagnostic test results and reports abnormal results and changes in patient condition to the RN, physician and appropriate healthcare team members in a timely manner.
Administers prescribed medications, therapies and treatments in accordance with practical nursing standards.
Maintains and reviews patient medical records, notes and physician orders: documents all patient care activities in accordance with documentation standards.
Implements components of the plan of care within the LPN scope of practice and competency to promote desired outcomes.
Assists with discharge planning and carrying out the patients teaching plan under the direction of the RN.
Evaluates and maintains the environment to promote patient and healthcare team safety.
Provides compassionate basic nursing care, maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
Collaborates with the supervising RN on the execution of the patient's plan of care.
Assists physicians, RNs and health care team members with data collection, assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of patient and families care to achieve desired outcomes.
Advocates for the patient and supports the patient's psychological, ethical, spiritual and cultural needs by collaborating with the RN and healthcare team.
Seeks out healthcare team members to serve as a resource to increase practice knowledge.
Keeps informed of unit initiatives, supports the outcomes of the team/ committees' work into practice.
Participates on unit teams, work groups and/or committees.
Anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others.
Demonstrates knowledge of unit based quality improvement initiatives.
Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.
Identifies own learning needs based on self-evaluation and the progress made from the previous year's goals.
Assists with the orientation of new employees under the supervision of the RN.
Seeks opportunities to further increase practice knowledge.
Accountable for all documentation and completion of all required continuing education and competencies relevant to area of practice as defined by clinical management.