LPN II

Licensed Practical Nurse

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.

Required Education : Completion of an approved program per state's requirements.

Required Work Experience : Related Field - 1 year of experience.

Required Certifications : Licensed Practical Nurse - Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN).

Responsibilities include :

• Collecting patient / family data to facilitate the identification of clinical, educational, psychosocial, and cultural needs and communicate data and observations to health team members.
• Contributing to patient plan of care based on clinical, educational, psychosocial, and cultural needs while recognizing when to resource other health team members.
• Planning, prioritizing, and organizing patient care tasks to ensure time and resource utilization.
• Completing routine patient care tasks and medication administration in a safe, efficient, and timely manner but recognizing and intervening in emergency situations.
• Individualizing nursing interventions to meet identified needs and modifying interventions when the needs of the patient or family change.
• Reassessing and modifying patient plan of care in collaboration with the registered nurse.
• Participating in quality and safety initiatives, i.e. HAC groups, QAPI, KPI, Top 10 list.
• Participating in recruitment activities- interview team, open house, marketing.
• Formulating plans and implementing changes to improve patient satisfaction.

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 valuessafety, teamwork, compassion, and excellencewhich inform every action. Arkansas Children's Hospital has received Magnet Status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for nursing excellence and patient outcomes. And we are nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, and Urology.

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.