Licensed Practical Nurse

CURRENT BRONSON EMPLOYEES - Please apply using the career worklet in Workday. This career site is for external applicants only. Love Where You Work! Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community. If you're ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience. Location BBC Bronson Battle Creek Title Licensed Practical Nurse ( LPN ) - Bronson Battle Creek Birthplace - PRN Variable Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, provides prescribed medical treatment and personal care services which are within the scope of the practice of practical nursing to laboring, ill, injured, convalescent, and disabled persons as delegated, appropriate to the patient's level of acuity and in accordance with established policies and procedures of the department and organization. Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, and according to established policies and procedures, the LPN assists with surgical procedures as a scrub member of the obstetrical/surgical team. Prepares instruments and maintains a clean and safe obstetrical/surgical environment. The LPN will assist the Registered Nurse in collecting data, accompanying patients and responding to patient/family requests for services. The LPN may pass medications and administer IV therapy, per medication administration policy. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. Ability to: Demonstrate specific clinical competencies required to perform the functions of the LPN within a general orientation period of approximately 3 months. move and respond quickly to emergency situations input and retrieve data from computerized systems rotate within service line and related service areas effectively communicate with patients, visitors, and all members of the care delivery team; speech is clear, easily understood and grammatically correct; writing is clear and legible, demeanor is comforting and positive Ability to work in environment: Which produces very high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g. CRT work between 70-90 percent of the time, and work involving extremely close tolerances and considerable hand/eye coordination for sustained periods of time. That involves considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of bulky or moderately heavy weights (i.e., 50 pounds or less) and assisting with heavier tasks such as assisting in lifting and moving patients or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment, and other objects. Minor straining or fatiguing positions must be assumed, and some fatiguing physical motions are required. Duties will include, but not limited to: Admission and Preparation Admits patients to the obstetrical department and completes preparation tasks Coordinates with charge nurse/registered nurse when patient needs exceed scope of LPN practice, when census and acuity are high, and as needed. Documents all data gathered and care given. Communicates status of patient to the physician. Maintains patient flow through the area. Implementation Implements skilled technical care within the limits of the LPN license and unit-specific and generic structure guidelines Implements appropriate protocols per physician order or in consultation with the registered nurse/charge nurse. Documents all interventions implemented by members of the healthcare team. Implements skilled technical care within the limits of the LPN license and unit-specific and generic structure guidelines. Implements appropriate protocols per physician order or in consultation with the registered nurse/charge nurse. Documents all data gathered, care given, and interventions implemented by members of the healthcare team. Maintains awareness of Central Monitoring System including alarms and notifies RN with any alarms/abnormal FHR tracings. Responds to call lights, monitor alarms providing assistance to patients and families. Collects and records patient data including food and fluid intake and output, weight, vital signs, caloric counts and demographic information Manages IV fluid and mediation administration. Administers specified medication safely and appropriately, orally or by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, and notes time and amount on patients' charts. Observes patients and reports adverse reactions to medication or treatment to medic #J-18808-Ljbffr