LPN Float Pool

Rapides Regional Medical Center

LPN Float Pool

Full Time, Day Shift, Weekends Rotate

The Staff LPN performs therapeutic and preventative nursing procedures, incorporating fundamental biological and psychological principles in giving individualized care. Participates in developing preventative or long‑term health plans for patients and/or families. Provides patient’s family education that will enhance their knowledge of their disease process in order to maintain their health status and prevent advancement and or deterioration of their disease process.

Patient care will include all adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.

• Performs therapeutic and preventative nursing procedures, incorporating fundamental biological and psychological principles in giving individualized care. Participates in developing preventative or long‑term health plans for patients and/or families. Provides patient’s family education that will enhance their knowledge of their disease process in order to maintain their health status and prevent advancement and/or deterioration of their disease process. Patient care will include all adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
• Contribute to the development of the patient’s plan of care through identification and communication of patient’s need to the RN, evident by reporting and documentation.
• Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and related criteria appropriate to the following age groups; adolescent, adult, geriatric.
• Provide patient/family health education that promotes health behaviors, supports recovery and enables the patients and/or family to be involved in decisions and their plan of care.
• Physician orders are carried out accurately and efficiently and clarified when necessary within the scope of practice governing LPNs.
• Assist physicians with patient rounds enhancing communication between the physician and the patient.
• The patient’s responses to intervention and progress toward desired outcomes are assessed, reassessed and communicated to health care team (i.e., changes in patient condition or behavior, education needs assessed).
• Able to identify potential or actual victims of abuse and understands proper reporting mechanism.
• Able to recognize adverse drug reactions and demonstrates understanding of proper reporting mechanism once reaction is identified.
• Appropriately assesses the patient’s pain and involves the patient in effective management of that pain using age appropriate interventions.
• Patient care equipment is utilized safely and efficiently in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Standard Precautions are promoted and followed in the utilization of principles of infection control in patient care.
• The Unit Manager, Charge Nurse, or Nursing Supervisor is informed of changes in the patients’ conditions and guidance is solicited when appropriate.
• Achieves stated goals related to job performance.
• Educational records reveal attendance at all required educational programs/in‑services.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• (LPN/LVN) Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Rapides Regional Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.