LPN - ACUTE

Job DetailsJob Location: Osborne, KS 67473SUMMARY: The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works cooperatively with all hospital departments. The LPN provides professional nursing care under supervision for assigned patients in assigned area.   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  Includes the following, but is not limited to any other duties or tasks that may be assigned: assures compliance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, continuous quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards cooperates with other nursing personnel to maintain good employee relations and meet all departmental objectives assists in planning, organizing, delivery and evaluating direct care to assigned patients recognized impending emergencies and acts appropriately works with patients and families in providing explanations of diagnostic tests, etc communicates clearly and accurately with patients, families, providers and co-workers completes appropriate paperwork in the admission, dismissal or transfer of patients assists providers with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care assists with setting up treatment trays, preparing instruments and other equipment assists with the administration of specialized therapy or treatments to patients answers patient call lights as required performs patient care duties as assigned monitors condition of patients and reports changes to appropriate personnel administers patient medications, as allowed demonstrates sensitivity to patient’s comfort and privacy and expresses interest in their progress monitors emotional stability of patients and reports changes to provider or RN maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patient/families in accordance with hospital standards ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper function of equipment enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, in-service meetings, etc attends meetings as required assists with orientation to new personnel IV certified LPN’s may follow the guidelines listed in their scope of practice Performs such procedures such as catheterizations, bladder irrigations, NG tube irrigations, wound treatments, dressing changes, respiratory treatments or other complex treatments to patients in accordance to hospital policy assists RN or physician with diagnostic procedures as required on the floor or in the Emergency Department document in patient chart all nursing care provided QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successful, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Sufficient previous clinical experience in all areas is preferred. Graduate of an accredited LPN program.   CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:   A current Licensed Practical Nurse license must be maintained in the state of Kansas. Must be CPR certified.     LANGUAGE SKILLS:   Provide accurate, concise and effective oral and written communication.   Promote positive environment conductive to teamwork, innovation and positive morale.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, patients, and the general public.   MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:   Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractures, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.   REASONING ABILITY:   Ability to solve practical problems that deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.   PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance; and stop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  Prolonged and extensive or considerable standing and walking may be required. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching may also be required. Motor coordination and manual dexterity are required. This position may require 12 hour shifts for coverage and overtime may be required for staffing need requirements. The employee is regularly required to lift or move up to 25 pounds, frequently required to lift or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally required to lift or move up to 100 pounds.  Lifting may include supplies and equipment with occasional lifting/positioning/transferring of patients. Must be able to carry out procedures outlined. Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.   WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may be exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries, illnesses) and have contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances. Employees may be exposed to infections and contagious diseases and regularly exposed to risk of blood borne diseases. May perform emergency care. Subject to interruptions and long hours. This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.