Licensed Practical Nurse- Float Pool

Job Description

Job Description

Beloit Health System is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team at Beloit Memorial Hospital in our Inpatient Float Pool.

• Shift: 1st
• Schedule: 7a-7p
• Hours per week: 24 hours per week
• Benefits Status: Benefits Eligible
• Department: Beloit Memorial Hospital Float Pool

We are currently seeking a dedicated and adaptable Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our Hospital Float Pool. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide patient care across a variety of clinical units, contributing to high-quality outcomes while expanding your professional experience.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the Float Pool assists the Registered Nurse to plan, coordinate, supervise and provide safe, effective, and compassionate care for patients throughout their lifespan in accordance with established standards and organizational policies. This position requires flexibility, strong clinical judgment, and the ability to quickly acclimate to different patient care environments.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will:

• Makes effective contributions to RN initiated ongoing assessments.
• Organizes assessment data so they are accurate, complete and accessible.
• Follows nursing care plans and observes established policies and procedures to assure proper treatment and care of patients; initiates and records patient treatments in an accurate and precise manner; documents nursing actions taken and their effectiveness in nurse's notes or flow sheets.
• Recognizes significant behavioral and physiological changes and documents them and informs the registered nurse of significant patient care changes.
• Ensures patient safety while handling, transporting and providing medications to patients; protects patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, etc.
• Safely administers oral, enteral, PR, and topical medications.
• Makes contributions to patient and family teaching through the involvement of the family and significant others; documents patient and family teaching activities.
• Utilizes sound judgment in responding to patient emergency situations.

Job Requirements

• Graduate of accredited NLN LPN school of nursing and active Wisconsin LPN licensure.
• CPR certified or certification within 3 months of hire.
• Completion of Beloit Health System telemetry course/test within 3 months of hire.
• Ability to work independently and react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.

Reporting Relationship: Clinical Manager and Department Director

BEHAVIOR AND AITITUDE

The mission of Beloit Health System, Inc. is to be the leader in regional health and wellness services that delivers high quality value and satisfaction to our patients and communities we

Beloit Health System requires the employee to maintain integrity as a fully engaged employee. Each employee will perform in a manner which ensures delivery of the highest quality of medical services and patient satisfaction. Respect and consideration given to the dignity of each patient, visitor, and fellow employee is a requisite of successful job performance.

The above statements are intended to describe the essential functions and related requirements of personas assigned to this job. They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements.