LPN Float, UofL Hospital Part-Time, Weekend

LPN Float, UofL Hospital, 7a-7p, Part-Time, Weekend page is loaded## LPN Float, UofL Hospital, 7a-7p, Part-Time, Weekend locations:
Louisville, Kentucky time type:
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** Primary

Location:

** University Hospital - UMC#
** Address:
** 530 South Jackson Street Louisville, KY 40202#
** Shift:
** Days 7A - 7P (United States of America)#
** Job Description

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* Job Description:

** The Float Pool provides support to all of our inpatient units including intermediate, cardiac, surgical, and a variety of other service lines. Float pool staffing provides a crucial service for our customers, not only to ensure safe quality patient care, but provides support for our unit colleagues as well. You will be offered opportunities to expand your knowledge and maintain an expansive skill set with a variety of patients throughout the facility that will enable you to become a resource to others.
UofL Hospital, a 404-bed academic teaching and research hospital, is at the heart of the Louisville Metro area in downtown Louisville. UofL Hospital offers a second-to-none cancer center, world-renowned trauma team and a uniquely streamlined, nationally accredited stroke center—the latest innovations in a history of world-class care. UofL Hospital is the only adult Level I Trauma Center in the region, which includes the only dedicated burn center in Kentucky.
Our Mission  As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Required Qualifications   Active Kentucky practical nurse license or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky   Practical degree in nursing from an accredited college or university   Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)   Minimum of two (2) years of LPN experience in acute care or rehab    Benefits & Perks   Competitive pay & benefits options   Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays   Free tuition to UofL for part- and full-time employees & for child/spouse/domestic partner   401K with employer match#
** Additional

Job Description:

** The LPN is responsible for providing patient care utilizing the nursing process. The nurse collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and ancillary staff, to provide effective, safe quality care.  The LPN is a key member of a team, which promotes patients’ recovery and functional improvement.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates knowledge of nursing theory and practice within the scope of practice defined for LPN’s by the Kentucky Board of Nursing  o    Completes a comprehensive daily assessment on assigned patients as evidenced by daily shift report and documentation in the patient’s record  o    Prioritizes care based on nursing assessment of patient needs as evidenced by patient’s progress toward achievement of established goals  o    Reviews and revises patient care plans according to established policy and procedure  o    Delivers direct patient care based on physicians’ orders and nursing interventions established on patient care plan as evidenced by documentation in the patient’s record  o    Documents interventions and progress towards patient goals  o    Demonstrates knowledge of basic laboratory values by notifying nursing manager and/or physician of any abnormalities within shift of lab data;

ensures critical lab results reported within 30 minutes  o    Administers and documents prescribed medications (scheduled/PRN) according to schedule and procedure  o    Demonstrates initiative in performance of nursing care by securing and implementing physicians’ orders and nursing orders without direct instructions of supervisor  o    Reviews and ensures implementation of all MD orders each shift  
• Assists in implementation of appropriate teaching program for individual patients  o    Assists in development, delivery and documentation of education to meet patient and/or family educational goals  o    Patient/PCG instructed on self-care, home medications and follow up care/appointments prior to discharge and appropriate documentation completed  
• Communicates effectively…