LPN- Pathways Post acute Brain Injury

About Shepherd Center

With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world‑class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi‑trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems.

Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on‑site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again. Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work.

• 84 hours per pay period, 7p‑m Wednesday, Thursday, Friday nights and every other Tuesday night.
• Provide basic care to patients, ensuring patient safety, privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
• Ensure that the ANA scope and standards of practice and the code of ethics for nurses are the foundation for nursing practice.
• Promote high quality care, outcomes, nursing research, and evidence‑based practice and contribute to building and maintaining a strong environment that facilitates collaboration to achieve quality outcomes.
• Utilize a consistent, patient‑focused care approach to meet patient needs and demonstrate initiatives to utilize a holistic approach to identify patient needs.
• Utilize analytical skills and advanced assessment skills necessary to assess a patient’s condition and utilize that data through the nursing process and clinical judgment to provide comprehensive care.
• Core LPN practices including admission and discharge processes, physical assessments, medication administration and management, lab specimen collection, glucose monitoring, documentation, patient/family education, wound care, pre‑op and post‑op care, ostomy care, orthotic devices, and pain management.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of the outcomes, working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary health‑care team.
• Safely administer medications following policy/procedure and report errors, near misses or adverse drug reactions in a timely and efficient manner.
• Prepare and maintain a record of observations and care given; document information clearly and completely utilizing correct forms/systems and in a timely manner according to Center policy.
• Assist with medical appointments and medical procedures as requested by MD.
• Educate and prepare the patient/family for future self‑management by facilitating patient movement from passive to an active partnership and eventually to a personal self‑care expert.
• Serve as a clinical preceptor for new staff/students as appropriate and provide shadowing experiences for prospective new employees as requested.
• Ensure appropriate usage/ordering of supplies and proper charging; perform consistently with Shepherd Center standards, clinical policies, and procedures.
• Practice proper safety techniques in accordance with Center and departmental policies and procedures; report employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.
• Participate actively in center‑wide efforts that affect nursing practice and monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and policies and procedures related to area of responsibility.
• Identify potential risk areas within area of responsibility and support problem resolution process.
• Perform other duties as required/requested/assigned.

• Graduate of an accredited LPN program.

• BLS required.

• Active Georgia LPN license.
• Minimum one (1) year LPN experience preferred.

• Basic computer skills.
• Basic competencies in nursing practice, patient and employee safety, infection control, performance improvement, practice innovation, professional nursing practice,…