LPN II-LGH Emergency Room-FT / 7p-7a

Job Description

Provide patient care under the direction or supervision of a licensed medical practitioner, a professional registered nurse, or other licensed health professional, as authorized by the Health Regulatory Boards. The LPN coordinates and manages the care provided to assigned patients of all ages based on the unit care delivery model, requiring professional knowledge and consideration of specific patient conditions and treatment. This role collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care, adheres to a culture reflective of Centra's best practices for quality and service, creates and maintains a safe patient environment, and coordinates various care processes that are necessary to achieve desired outcomes. The practice of the LPN reflects the American Nurse Association's Code of Ethics for Nurse, the Nurse Practice Act of Virginia, and the ANA Principles of Nurse Staffing.

Responsibilities

Clinical - Assessment

• Conduct initial assessment in collaboration with RN to co-sign.
• Conduct ongoing individualized patient assessments as determined by patient condition and / or policies, procedures, protocols, and / or RN direction and reprioritize and implement proper patient care accordingly.
• Integrates nursing interventions into the multidisciplinary plan of care, incorporating appropriate standards of care and practice patient outcomes.

Clinical - Intervention

Clinical - Evaluation

Clinical - Self and Peer Learning

Resource Utilization and Stewardship

Quality Assurance and Safety Practices

Participates in initiatives resulting from nurse-sensitivity, quality, and other specialty indicators and / or unit-based quality metrics.

Research / Evidence Based Practice / Quality Improvement Projects

Ethics

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education Minimum :

Completion of accredited LPN training program.

Work Experience Minimum :

At least one year of Nursing (LPN) experience

Operating and monitoring of basic and specialized medical equipment (ex : Accu check machines, IV pumps, EKG machines, etc.)

Work Experience Preferred :

Prior experience in a similar setting.

Licenses & Certifications Minimum :

A valid, current, full and unrestricted LPN license in the State of Virginia.

BLS Certification