Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - General Medical -PRN Days Gainesville

LPN Nursing Job

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, provides nursing care to assigned patient populations. Organizes patient care and sets priorities while assisting with the provision of patient care as established within the framework of the Georgia Board of Nursing Nurse Practice Act.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Current State LPN License.
• Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or GED. Minimum of ten (10) hours of continuing nursing education annually in addition to the 20 hours of mandatory licensure requirement.
• Minimum Experience: New graduate LPNs or those with less than one year of experience will be referred to the LPN residency program.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
• Preferred Educational Requirements:
• Preferred Experience: Previous experience in a clinical setting. Minimum of two (2) years experience.

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates knowledge appropriate to care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations specific to unit of practice
• Meets all technical certification requirements defined by unit (i.e. BLS, ACLS, PALS)
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills
• Demonstrates sound clinical skills and judgment
• Demonstrates basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Patient Assessment: The LPN assists with data collection and provides feedback to the Registered Nurse from a variety of sources to enhance clinical decisions about treatments and nursing interventions.
• Planning: The LPN provides feedback to the Registered Nurse in the development of nursing diagnoses and carries out the established plan of care and documents reassessments, interventions and patients' responses to interventions.
• Implementation: The LPN carries out therapeutic interventions established in the interdisciplinary plan of care. Implements interventions with safety, skill, and efficiency and adjust according to patient response.
• Evaluation: The LPN provides real time feedback to the Registered Nurse in the evaluation of interventions and treatments and how they affect patient health status and expected outcomes.
• Quality of Care: The LPN supports the evaluation of care activities, education, and practice environments to ensure the provision of safe, quality care.
• Education: The LPN participates in educational activities to improve clinical knowledge and enhance role performance.
• Collegiality: The LPN shares knowledge, skills, and observations with colleagues and others. Serves as a team member on assigned unit.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 100 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 50 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65%
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65%
• Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65%
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

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Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.