LPN- Skilled Nursing Unit; FMC

Overview

LPN
- Skilled Nursing Unit (FMC) at WVU Hospitals — Ruby Memorial Hospital. 0.9 FTE, Full-Time, Day Shift, 3-12s (7am-7pm).

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• Provide nursing support to the physician and direct nursing care to patients in an inpatient setting.
• Provide direct patient care as outlined in the patient’s plan of care and as directed by the overseeing role to promote comfort and return to functional health.
• Consult with the Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist to seek guidance in the delivery of nursing care as necessary.
• Perform designated therapeutic procedures to assigned patients as needed.
• Observe, record, and report patient concerns, symptoms, reactions, and progress in a timely manner.
• Assist physicians and the overseeing role with examinations and procedures as assigned.
• Contribute to the nursing assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data.
• Monitor the patient’s condition and report deviations from normal health status to the overseeing role.
• Participate in developing the patient’s plan of care by providing data, identifying priorities, and supporting measures to maintain comfort and function.
• Assist in patient and family education and rehabilitation by following the teaching plan and consulting with the overseeing role.
• Document nursing interventions and responses to care, communicating with appropriate health care team members.
• Administer medications (intramuscular, subcutaneous, IV, oral, nebulization, and/or MDI) as assigned, safely and accurately.
• Obtain instruction and supervision as necessary from the overseeing role when implementing nursing techniques or practices.

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Current Licensed Practical Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state LPN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire date.
• State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas.

Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year of clinical experience.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Heavy/Hard work:
  Strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing, walking; carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40+ lbs. This is performed daily.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Protracted or irregular hours.
• Exposure to biohazards, communicable diseases, and possible toxins (radiological and chemical).
• Working with or near the deceased.
• Working with hands in water.
• Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

• Ability to work under highly stressful conditions and adapt to varying workloads and assignments.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with computer systems used by physician offices and hospitals to capture data accurately.
• Ability to function as a team member with respect to organization, communication, and task prioritization. Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.

Schedule:

0.9 FTE, Full-Time, Day Shift, 3-12s, 7am-7pm. Weekly hours: 36.

Shift: Day (United States of America). Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Non-Exempt).

Company: WVU Health System (WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals).

Address: 1325 Locust Avenue, Fairmont, West Virginia.

WVU Health System and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS prohibits discrimination in all terms and conditions of employment.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care

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