Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN), Medical​/Surgical Nursing

Overview

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, ongoing monitoring, measuring, and documentation of patient responses; provides patient/family instruction. Performs additional patient care functions for which appropriately licensed.

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:
  Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Provide patient care based on an individualized plan of care as delegated by the Registered Nurse/Physician, including patient’s physical, emotional, cultural, spiritual, psychosocial, and education needs.
• Monitor and document patient status and condition, including vital signs, drains, dressings, and lab values.
• Inform the appropriate Registered Nurse/Physician of activities performed, observations of patients and their responses, and changes in patient status.
• Maintain and/or ensure accurate maintenance of patient records and treat patient records as confidential.
• Collect and document data as delegated by the Registered Nurse/Physician, which may require the use of specialized equipment such as glucometer, pulse oximetry, etc. Orient patient/family to room and unit routines.
• Administer and document administration of medications per policy.
• Perform 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:
  
  One (1) year experience as an LPN.

• In lieu of one (1) year of LPN experience, will accept successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or successful completion of a comparable residency program from another organization.
• In lieu of completion of an LPN program, will accept program equivalency recognized by the State Board of Nursing.
• In lieu of one (1) year of LPN experience, will accept candidates enrolled in an accredited LPN to RN transition program.

• 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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Day (United States of America)

Blount Memorial Hospital

8001 Blount Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Medical/Surgical Nursing