Inpatient Psychiatric LPN Licensed Practical Nurse - Coping Center - Per Diem - Variable
Inpatient Psychiatric LPN Licensed Practical Nurse - Coping Center - Per Diem - Variable
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ProMedicas Mission is to improve your health and wellbeing. Thats evident the minute you walk through the doors of ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital. Located about 60 miles southwest of Toledo in Defiance Ohio our facility was constructed in 2002 and designed to promote a healing environment. It also has stateoftheart technology and private rooms that feel like a home away from home.
Being a communitybased hospital we also have a professional office building where youll find many primary and specialty doctors. In addition were a criticalaccess hospital and accredited by the Joint Commission the industry leader in setting healthcare standards. Were also an accredited Chest Pain Center and Level III trauma center.
A Licensed Practical Nurse functions under the direction of a Registered Nurse to assist in the planning and delivery of the care required for a patient or group of patients complying with established standards of practice in conjunction with all members of the health care team.
- Demonstrates knowledge of depressive symptoms suicide risk factors and indications of potential for violence to others. Recognizes signs of hallucinations and delusions.
- Demonstrates therapeutic verbal and nonverbal communication skills including but not limited to clarity proper timing active listening attending paraphrasing utilizing silence redirection kinesics (body movement) paralanguage (voice quality and nonlanguage sounds) proxemics (use of personal and social space) and touch. Demonstrates knowledge of components of therapeutic milieu.
- Knowledge of potential side effects and adverse effects of psychotropic and anxiolytic medications.
- Provides supportive and educational counseling related to stress management skills communication styles medication management and activities of daily living.
- Demonstrates knowledge of all aspects of the use of restraint and seclusion (appropriate use proper application monitoring according to policy and accurate/complete documentation.
- Demonstrates therapeutic crisis intervention skills with the acting out patient. Has knowledge of and utilizes deescalation techniques i.e. appropriate responses to patient behavior level anxious/supportive; verbally acting out/verbal and directive; physically acting out/physical response appropriate to situation; cooling off/therapeutic alliance and debriefing of incident.
- Recognizes the importance of hearing vision and mobility problems in the care of the geriatric patients.
- Considers the developmental level when providing care to the mentally disabled.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize positioning needs in physically challenged patients.
- Uses appropriate methods to communicate with family/significant others including tone of voice inclusion in patients care (with patients permission) as appropriate and avoiding jargon.
Requirements
- Graduate of an approved school of practical nursing.
- Currently licensed LPN in the State of Ohio including required documentation to administer medications.
- Maintains licensure including continuing education to possess required CNEs.
- Basic knowledge of the biological physical behavioral social and nursing sciences.
- CPR certification (Healthcare Provider CPR).
- Demonstrates productive interpersonal and human relationships service orientation and guest relations.
ProMedica is a missionbased notforprofit integrated healthcare organization headquartered in Toledo Ohio. For more information please visitwww.promedica/aboutpromedica
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race color national origin ancestry religionsex/gender (including pregnancy)sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age physical or mental disability military or protected veteran status citizenship familial or marital status genetics or any other legally protected category. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a job with ProMedica please contact
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Employment Type
Gig
