LPN MedSurg Dearth Tower

In Med Surg Dearth at Main Campus Dearth Tower

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Evening Night shift, Three 12hr shifts alternating days, every other weekend.

Summary

Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care to an assigned group of patients in accordance with prescribed hospital policy under the direction of the R.N.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate ability to communicate with parents and families.
• Demonstrate knowledge of medical equipment required in specific units.
• Ability to work with patient charts, nursing care plans and computers.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.

Experience

• 2 years experience preferred; experience in pediatrics preferred.

Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries

• BCLS certified.
• Current Alabama LPN Licensure required.

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications (Essential)

• Licensed Practical Nurse AL Only or any of the following equivalent qualifications:
  Licensed Practical Nurse AL NLC Multi State, Licensed Practical Nurse Non-AL NLC Multi State.

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications (Nonessential)

• Basic Life Support.

Education with Equivalent Qualifications (Nonessential)

• Associate of Science Nursing in Nursing.

Location and Patient Information

The Dearth Tower is made up of three 15-bed pediatric med/surg units that are located on 5 Dearth, 6 Dearth, and 7 Dearth in the McWane building of Children’s of Alabama. Most Dearth Tower patients are admitted to the Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) physicians. Common diagnoses seen on the Dearth Tower are asthma exacerbation, bronchiolitis/RSV, pneumonia, cellulitis/abscess, neonate with fever, dehydration, gastroenteritis, s/p tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, and bilateral myringotomy tubes.

Average length of stay for our patients is about 2 days.

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