LPN III

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) collects patient / family information that assists the Registered Nurse in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The LPN provides safe, effective care for assigned patients with the assistance and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) collects patient / family data to facilitate the identification of clinical, educational, psychosocial, and cultural needs and communicate data and observations to health team members.

Contributes to patient plan of care based on clinical, educational, psychosocial, and cultural needs while recognizing when to resource other health team members.

Plans, prioritizes and organizes patient care tasks to ensure time and resource utilization.

Completes routine patient care tasks and medication administration in a safe, efficient and timely manner but recognizing and intervening in emergency situations.

Individualizes nursing interventions to meet identified needs and modifies interventions when the needs of the patient or family change.

Reassesses and modifies patient plan of care in collaboration with the registered nurse.

Participates in quality and safety initiatives, i.e. HAC groups, QAPI, KPI, Top 10 list.

Participates in recruitment activities - interview team, open house, marketing.

Patient experience - formulates plans and implements changes to improve satisfaction.

Precepts new employees and is a clinical coach.

Participates in the development and revision of pathways / policies / procedures.

Clinical expert and nursing leader for support staff. Participates in research / QI activities.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Arkansas Children's is the only hospital system in the state dedicated to caring for children, which enables us to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas.

Arkansas Children's is driven by four core values-safety, teamwork, compassion and excellence-which inform every action.

Arkansas Children's Hospital has received Magnet Status for nursing excellence and patient outcomes.

For more than a century, Arkansas Children's has met the unique needs of children.

Arkansas Children's Little Rock campus includes a 336-bed hospital with the state's only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center, burn center, Level 4 neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care.

Arkansas Children's Northwest provides inpatient and emergency care, clinic rooms and diagnostic services to children in that corner of the state.

Arkansas Children's provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws.