LPN Inpatient/Acute Care-PresNow-ABQ

Licensed Practical Nurse

Provides direct patient care in the acute care setting of the emergency department or inpatient area utilizing various nursing skills and established standards of care at the direction of a registered nurse.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time

FTE: 0.90

Job Exempt: No

Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Adheres to the LPN scope of practice
• Contributes to the assessment of the health status of individuals, families, and communities
• Deliver direct patient care, including administering treatments as prescribed, assist nurses and physicians with various procedures and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses
• Adhering to LPN scope of practice administers prescribed medications, including medications given through established parenteral/intravenous infusions as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and document according to policy
• Participates on interdisciplinary team to meet patient care and/or clinic needs, working cooperatively with others to accomplish required work in a timely and efficient manner
• Document and report patient condition, care delivery and post procedure follow up
• Assess changes in patient condition and report to registered nurse and provider as needed
• Incorporates nursing activities that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff with the aim of promoting comfort and healing
• Applies Compassionate Connected Care principles and incorporates into care interactions
• Respectful and timely response in interactions with patient, family, health care team members
• Maintains efficient patient flow and assisting with treatments and procedures
• Ensures safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care
• Provides education for patients, significant others, and family using identified educational materials and resources under the direction of the registered nurse and provider
• Supports process/quality improvement initiatives and incorporation into practice
• Incorporates all patient safety technology, tools, protocols, communications, and initiatives to optimize a safe patient environment
• Deploys processes in the clinical environment to enhance care efficiency and cost containment
• Follow approved policies and procedures and standards of care
• Maintain current certifications for appropriate specialty
• Keep current with developments in the field through seminars, workshops and publications
• Participate in patient and family teaching
• Uses the electronic health record at the skill levels commensurate with responsibilities
• Incorporates PHS mission in care-giving activities
• Maintains positive communication and relationships with patients, peers, and other healthcare team members
• Maintains a punctual and reliable attendance record
• Uses available resources within system to enhance own continuous learning
• Completes mandatory in-services, competencies and licensure requirements on time
• Adheres to safety and equipment policies
• Maintains patient confidentiality/personal/medical information
• Meets assigned productivity targets
• Performs other functions as required

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Current Licensed Practical Nurse-NM
• PDS IV training as part of orientation
• BLS required
• Basic Cardiac Arrythmia (BCA) for areas with cardiac telemetry monitoring
• ACLS - within 6 months of hire for areas where required
• Valid NM Drivers license; meet qualifications of PHS driver policy for areas - Home Health and Hospice only

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.Compensation Disclaimer The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

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