LPN(Emergency Department)

divh2Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago/h2pAt Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides patient care second to none! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now! These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests./ph3Job Summary/h3pProvide direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting under supervision of a registered nurse. Effectively communicate changes in patient status, symptoms, and results of diagnostic tests to appropriate individuals. Responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response of treatments of patients./ph3General Duties/h3ulliSupport your manager and administration in the implementation of the hospitals mission, vision, and overall goals./liliActively participate as a member of your department by providing excellent customer service, identifying areas for improvement and implementing operational changes./liliAssist your department in providing efficient and effective patient care by actively participating in the orientation process, your department meetings, available educational events, personal performance evaluations and focused counseling opportunities./liliPromote high standards of performance by exhibiting compassion and professionalism at all times and by being responsible for your actions, attitude, and body language./liliCommunicate in a timely and effective manner using multiple communication mediums. This includes notes, e-mails, phone calls, one-on-one interaction, and participation in meetings./liliSupport performance improvement monitoring by collecting data, reporting incidents, identifying patient care problems and providing performance information to your manager./liliAssist your manager in meeting departmental budget goals, identifying capital equipment needs, and developing new strategic goals for the department./liliFollow all departmental and hospital policies. Request clarification and guidance if needed./liliKeep track of equipment and supplies to make sure your department retains the tools needed to provide patient care and to assure departmental resources are used wisely./liliManage your time to assure you clock in and out as scheduled, complete your assignments within the scheduled timeframe, and minimize changes in the departmental work schedule./li/ulh3Specific Duties/h3ulliProvides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, and consults RN, MD, and FNP as needed; notifies appropriate staff of changes in the patients condition./liliMonitors patients vital signs; demonstrates knowledge of cardiac monitoring and identifies arrhythmias./liliMaintains accurate and continued nursing documentation./liliTreats patients, visitor, and staff with courtesy and respect./liliPrepares and reviews discharge instructions with patients and families./liliStarts IVs; hangs, monitors, and discontinues IV fluids when ordered./liliEnsures adequate stock of supplies and properly functioning equipment; keeps work areas clean and neat./liliWillingly assists other departments with tasks when asked./liliAssists staff and physicians with procedures./liliStay within appropriate scope of practice when administering medications per LPN Illinois Laws/li/ulh3Qualifications/h3ulliGraduate of an accredited school of nursing./liliRequired to maintain a current Licensed Practical Nurse license in Illinois./liliRequired to maintain a current certification in BLS, ACLS, PALS, and CPI. If not certified on hire, ACLS, PALS, and CPI are required within 6 months of hire./liliRequired to have IV certification or on job training./liliRequired to participate in annual Infection Prevention education./liliRequired to follow Infection Prevention guidelines (i.e., proper use of isolation precautions, proper use of PPE, etc.)/liliRequired to follow all Employee Health protocols (i.e., annual TB skin test, annual flu vaccine, annual employee physical for benefits, etc.)/liliRequired to attend all mandatory in services including departmental meetings./liliRequired to be a role model and support person for LPNs and CNAs./liliRequired to participate in monthly PI./liliRequired to have basic computer knowledge./liliRequired to have the ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbally./liliRequired to pass pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens./liliRequired to complete annual education courses./liliRequired to complete annual restraint education./li/ulh3Professional Requirements/h3ulliAdheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean./liliCompletes annual education requirements./liliMaintains regulatory requirements, including all federal, state, local regulations and accrediting organization standards./liliMaintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times./liliReports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time./liliWears identification while on duty, uses computerized punch time system correctly./liliCompletes in services and returns in a timely fashion./liliAttends annual review and department in services, as scheduled./liliAttends at least 10 staff meetings annually, reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes./liliRepresents the organization in a positive and professional manner./liliActively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities./liliComplies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices./liliCommunicates the mission, ethics and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department./li/ulpInsight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs. Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!/p/div