LPN- North 6 General Surgery- Methodist
LPN- North 6 General Surgery- Methodist
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Overview
LPN North 6 General Surgery Methodist
WEP Nights
Shift differential for qualifying shifts
Benefits Eligible
SignOn Bonus: $5000 for fulltime offers
North 6 cares for patients with acute care surgical needs specializing in colorectal and bariatric sleeve procedures along with caring for acute care patients with medical diagnoses. The physicians and unit have received designation as a Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery. Collaborates with the Physician Surgical Residency Program to ensure the patients receive the best outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness
- Participates in patient/family educational activities and uses appropriate resources to implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with patients and their families
- Performs handson nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for patients
- Reinforces the care provided by other team members
- Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technician) demonstrates clinical judgment appropriate for Iowas LPN scope of practice uses problem solving techniques and timemanagement principles and delegates appropriately
- Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals
- Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills to develop a rapport with patients their families and health team members and to ensure the fulfilment of requirements for legal documentation and reimbursement
- Maintains a strong commitment to the Acute Care team
- Contributes to the assessment of the physical psychological sociocultural and spiritual dimensions of patients and their families as well as their educational and discharge needs
- Collaborates with other rehabilitation team members and contributes to the dynamic interdisciplinary plan of care
- Implements the interdisciplinary plan of care within the scope of LPN/LVN practice and provides nursing care and education directly or through ancillary personnel as needed to maintain and restore function and prevent complications and further loss
- Contributes to the evaluation of the nursing care and to the modification of the plan as needed to achieve measurable goals and objectives
- Contributes to the interdisciplinary team process at team conferences and other team meetings and offers input into team decision making within their scope of practice.
Qualifications
Education: Successful completion of a licensed practical nurse program from an accredited college.
Experience: Preferred Experience or clinical time in PostAcute Care or an Acute Care environment.
License(s)/Certification(s): Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Iowa.
Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three 3 months from date of hire.
Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Employment Type
Full-Time
