Licensed Practical Nurse

$5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS ELIGIBLE ROLE

May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining agreement for additional information on such wage premiums: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Makes members/patients and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive member/patient relationships. Actively seeks information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs. Builds rapport and cooperative relationship with members/patients. Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds quickly to meet member/patient needs and resolves problems. Performs duties as under Nurse Practice Act (Portions adopted from the Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS 12-38-103).

• Knows and complies with all Kaiser Permanente quality, safety, and emergency policies and procedures. Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice in every interaction with patients, colleagues, providers, and leadership. Ensures patient safety in preparedness and provisioning of care related to but not limited to medications, including consistent use of the 5 rights and 3 checks of medication administration, procedures, infection prevention, fall prevention, and using two patient identifiers and procedural time outs.
  
  Reports safety hazards, accidents, incidents, and unsafe working conditions promptly.
• Applies principles of asepsis and infection control. Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment, including identifying malfunctioning equipment.
• Supports the physician & other medical providers in the care and treatment of patients, including rooming the patient; communicating delays to patient, provider, and team; and facilitating the medical provider's schedule. Performs duties with excellence, enthusiasm, great service orientation and courteous mannerisms, anticipating physician and other provider needs.
• Practices within scope of practice perimeters as inferred by licensure, standard nursing practice, knowledge, skill level, and KP guidelines.
• Performs routine and specialized nursing procedures following physician's orders and approved nursing care plan, e.g., administers treatment using therapeutic equipment such as intermittent positive pressure breathing apparatus; administers medications (including narcotics) orally or by injection; and provides specialized nursing care to acutely ill patients. If IV certified LPN, may perform intravenous therapy, as per Colorado State Board of Nursing Chapter IX.
• Monitors patients' condition by observing, collecting, reporting, recording objective/subjective data; identifies changes; collects data and reports signs/symptoms of deviation from normal health status, reactions to medications and treatments; initiates appropriate emergency procedures and reports adverse patient conditions to physician, Nursing Manager, or registered nurse.
• Teaches and promotes general preventive health measures to patients and members of their families regarding home health care, medication use, injections, blood pressure, post‑operative care, and diabetic care. Disseminates pre‑printed standard after‑care instructions and patient instruction material. Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Assists physician with examinations, treatments, and minor surgery, preparing patient and room for a specific procedure and attending patient during procedure.
• Records pertinent information in patients' medical chart, including nursing history, physical data, vital signs, symptoms, treatments, examinations, medications administered, reactions, and general observations, according to standard requirements.
• Assists in orienting and training new employees, as assigned. May perform the duties of a Nursing Assistant or Medical Receptionist, as required. May assign/coordinate activities for nursing and medical assistants and medical receptionist.
• Orders, stores, and maintains adequate inventory of supplies and instruments used by department as assigned.
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