Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN Resident Medical​/Surgical Nursing

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Under the direction of a Registered Nurse/Physician, provides nursing care for patients.

Assumes responsibility for data collection related to patient status, on-going monitoring, measuring, and documentation of patient responses; provides patient/family instruction.

All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:

• Inspire health.
• Serve with compassion.
• Be the difference.

• Collects patient data and completes required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards; identifies patient's problems/needs and communicates with the RN; reviews and records latest diagnostic results; performs patient care under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary care team to provide input on the plan of care based on nursing process and which incorporates the plans of other disciplines and continuing care needs; makes referrals to multidisciplinary support services under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Care provided conforms to accepted practice standards; provides treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards; demonstrates understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served; explains nursing procedures; provides discharge teaching; identifies emergency situations and escalates to the RN; acts as an advocate for patient care with other health care personnel and evaluates patient care measures instituted;
  
  understands and demonstrates respect for patient rights and utilizes established mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Records patient care delivered as planned and any variation, with appropriate rationale; makes and records observations related to impending or associated problems; implements nursing measures related to impending or associated problems under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Integrates cost effective measures into nursing practice; recognizes unit problems and takes responsibility for escalating to the RN; demonstrates active participation in QI processes; complies with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs; complies with policies addressing safe working conditions; monitors unsafe working conditions; recognizes inappropriate and/or ineffective patient care management, resolves issue/problem and completes written reports;
  
  fulfils call for unit as assigned and adjusts staffing for census (volume) and acuity under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Education
:
Completion of an LPN program recognized by the State Board of Nursing.

Experience
:
Candidates with greater than twelve (12) months LPN experience are not eligible to participate.

In Lieu Of
:
In lieu of completion of a LPN program, will accept program equivalency recognized by the State Board of Nursing.

• Holds a current LPN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an LPN in the state the team member is working.
• If an LPN team member working in this position obtains RN licensure, Prisma Health will accept RN licensure for a limited time until the team member can be placed in an RN position.
• Team members should immediately notify their manager and Talent Acquisition if they are scheduled to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam or have obtained RN licensure.

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Blount Memorial Hospital

8001 Blount Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Medical/Surgical Nursing

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