Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works under the direction of the Registered Nurse and physicians in the clinic setting. This position contributes to the assessment of the health status of individuals, participates in the development and modification of the plan of care, implements the appropriate aspects of the plan of care, maintains safe and effective nursing care, and participates in the evaluation of the responses to the plan of care.

With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

What you can expect :

• Plans and manages patient care according to each patient's needs, and in collaboration with the Physician and Registered Nurse.
• Interviews patients and recording their medical history.
• Measures and records patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
• Administers prescribed medications or starts intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
• Observes patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
• Provides basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.

Qualifications :

Travel is required : Never or Rarely

Equal opportunity employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.