LPN - INPATIENT

Job Description\n\n\nCompensation Disclaimer\n\nCompensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.\n\nDepartment: PACU - CCT\nFTE: 0.90\n Full Time\n Shift: Days\nPosition Summary:\n Work within the nursing process to provide direct nursing care to assigned patients. Ensures adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures. Patient care assignment may include; Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric age groups.\nDetailed responsibilities:\n * PATIENT CARE - The following duties are performed under the direction of an RN:\n * PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients as required\n * POLICIES - Work within Hospitals, Nursing division and departmental policies\n * CARE PLAN - Work in collaboration with the healthcare team, implement and document individualized care plans incorporating age specific considerations, including discharge planning and patient/family teaching\n * TESTS AND PROCEDURES - Assist with special tests and procedures, ensure proper consent has been obtained\n * EMERGENCY MEASURES - Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients\n * TRAINING - Participate in orientation and evaluation of new personnel\n * MEDICAL RECORDS - Ensure that patient medical records contain necessary information\n * ENVIRONMENT - Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with Hospitals standards\n * DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops\n * PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols\n * PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes\n * PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk\n * PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner\n * PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"\n * PATIENT CARE - Clean patient care rooms, equipment and instruments; report equipment problems; order and store supplies; maintain appropriate PAR levels\n * PATIENT CARE - Assist nursing staff/physicians in complicated treatment procedures; perform routine treatment procedures\n * PATIENT CARE - Identify and assess clinical situations beyond their scope and promptly notifies a nurse and/or physician\n * PATIENT CARE - Provide oxygen therapy, I.V. setup, catheterization, apply cardiac monitor and other duties as assigned under the supervision of RN or attending physician as requested \n * MEDICATION - Administer medications and monitors results, excluding IV push medications, via the Seven Rights and documents and communicate clinical findingsQualifications\n\nEducation:\n Essential:\n * Program Graduate\n * Training\n Education specialization:\n Essential:\n * LPN Accredited Program Graduate\n * Complete Organization IV Education & Training Program\nExperience:\n Essential:\n No minimum experience required\n Nonessential:\n Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo\nCredentials:\n Essential:\n * CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days\n * Licensed Practical Nurse in NM or recip agreement\nPhysical Conditions:\n Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.\nWorking conditions:\n Essential:\n * Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE \n * Limited access to med room. Med Admin Policy, Att A \n * Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required\nSign-On Bonus Available\n\nDepartment: Licensed Practical Nurse