LPN, Healthcare Nursing

1600 6 East
- Adult Psych Services

Schedule: Night Shift. 36 hours weekly. 7:00p-7:00a.

Adult Psych

A “Licensed Practical Nurse” is a person who holds a valid Indiana license, and who functions at the direction of the Registered Nurse, Physician, Osteopathic Physician, and Podiatrist in performance of activities requiring special knowledge or skill.

• Demonstrates the ability to work independently within scope of practice.
• In collaboration with and at the direction of the RN, works well with the multidisciplinary team.
• Uses appropriate resources – Primary RN, Charge Nurse, Unit Director, Directors, House Supervisor, Pharmacy, etc.
• Demonstrates good time management by having no unjustified overtime.
• Compliant with attendance policy.
• Offers assistance to the team to maintain unit productivity – asks, “What may I do to help you leave on time?”
• Informs supervisor when hours worked may accrue overtime.
• Collaborates with team and management to develop cost-effective solutions and improve workflow processes.
• Uses team huddles and check-backs to proactively report changes.
• Documentation is accurate, precise, and thorough and meets department and regulatory standards, including date, time, signature, and RBV (read back and verified) for orders.
• Documentation is up-to-date and concurrently charted in “real time.”
• Documentation is consistently legible, grammatically correct, and appropriately punctuated.
• Documentation contains only hospital-approved abbreviations.
• Documentation portrays the patient’s condition (tells the story in sequential order).
• Documents changes in patient condition and responses to interventions.
• Documents communications with physicians and/or other members of the healthcare team.
• Uses quantifiable tools to document pain (Lichert & Wong Scales) and follow-up intervention responses.
• Documents safety risks.
• Documents observational and purposeful rounding.
• Demonstrates competence in utilization of all EMR and resource systems.
• Completes medication reconciliation.
• Accountable for maintaining privacy of medical records and patient information.
• Anticipates the needs of customers and responds to questions, concerns, and needs in a timely manner.
• Performs rounding, bedside report, and hand-off.
• As directed by the RN, involves customers in the daily plan of care and utilizes communication boards in patient rooms.
• Promotes a healing and supportive environment, which may include: therapeutic touch/massage, music therapy, aromatherapy, quiet environment, eliminating offensive odors, soothing room environment (temperature, cleanliness, etc.).
• Communicates in a constructive and professional manner in all interactions.
• Upholds Relationship-Based Care (RBC).
• Accommodates the cultural, spiritual, and emotional needs of customers.
• Approaches customers when they appear dissatisfied or in need of other assistance and immediately facilitates service recovery efforts.
• Explains things in a way the patient understands.
• Responds to call lights within nursing’s goal time frame.
• Supports methods to keep noise at a minimum.
• Seeks methods to control patient’s pain.
• Describes new medications to the patient.
• Describes medication side effects.
• Performs the following under the direction of the RN:
• Appropriately recognizes and reports abnormal assessment data.
• Collaborates with RN to create an appropriate plan of care.
• Effectively carries out the plan of care.
• Recognizes success of or modifies the plan of care.
• Anticipates and meets the holistic needs of customers.
• Applies skillful reasoning to the Nursing Process.
• At the direction of the RN, initiates nursing protocols and standing orders as condition dictates.
• Appropriately communicates patient condition to the RN.
• Shift report is thorough, timely, and gives an accurate health picture.
• Accurately and appropriately reports patient changes.
• Competent in required clinical skills as evidenced through:
• Identifies and utilizes appropriate Fall precautions and other safety measures.
• Utilizes Independent Double Check with high-alert medications.
• Ensures safety by utilizing the five rights of medication administration.
• Does not override safety mechanisms with medication…