LPN- Float Pool Part Time Nights

At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.

Position Summary: The Licensed Practical Nurse functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing direct patient care. The LPN scope of practice utilizes the nursing process and is defined within the Maine Nurse Practice Act. The LPN while under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Provider practices with minimal supervision and in accordance with CMHs clinical and departmental policies and procedures. The LPN assists clinically in the delivery of patient care acts as the patients advocate aides in directing nursing activities to Certified Nursing Assistants provides clerical support and promotes teamwork with co-workers staff providers and personnel in other departments while exhibiting the values of CMH. The LPN communicates effectively with members of the health care team about a patients condition symptomatology and results of diagnostic studies. Job Functions and Duties:Participate in bedside rounding report to registered nurses coming on duty and including the patient when practical to provide necessary information and facilitate the delivery of excellent patient care. Conduct hourly patient rounds in conjunction with other nursing staff; to enhance patient safety satisfaction and quality of care. Report problems to registered nurse and/or appropriate team members and initiate corrective action when patient problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care and life-saving measures per BLS and other protocols and as a resource for and assist C.N.A. staff in ensuring direct patient care is provided Administration and document direct patient care medications and treatments per physicians orders within the EMR in accordance with hospital collaboratively with CMH Pharmacy and in compliance with all state and federal regulations in the handling administration storage and destruction of pharmaceuticals. Notify registered nurse and other personnel as necessary of changes in patients conditions and take appropriate follow-up housekeeping tasks are completed on unit in accordance with policy. Maintain clean patient rooms restock as needed and change bed linen according to hospital electrocardiograms including proper electrode placement. Ensure the documentation meets current standards and telephone/intercom in a polite manner and communicates information to the appropriate appropriately and clearly to nurse managers supervising RN co-workers and patients and families with respect and dignity identifying and addressing psychosocial cultural ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and professionally with providers and the mission vision and values of the a good working relationship both within the department and with other existing policies and procedures to nursing assistants patients families and physicians when mandatory in-services on fire safety electrical safety infection control and body mechanics. Successfully completes competency-based training in each all employee health procedures incident reporting and infection control requirements at all times as appropriate to the position. Knowledge Skills and Abilities:Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients physicians and others in a professional manner. Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to of anatomy and physiology of the heart in relation to waves complexes time and voltage as shown through the conduction system and strip organizational and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to perform multiple tasks or activities simultaneously provide quality patient service prioritize and use critical an ability to be flexible organized and function under stressful situations. Effectively communicate with patients in a supportive and tactful manner. Identify and apply effective service recovery opportunities. Ability to remain calm in a busy or stressful situation. Represent the organization in a positive manner by maintaining a pleasant and helpful demeanor and presenting a professional appearance toward all internal and external customers at all and encourages strong morale within the team and maintain effective professional relationships with to be flexible and tolerant of a fast changing to learn new specialties systems and professional growth and development through seminars workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends and legal in unit based committees or hospital based council and/or committees. Education and Experience:Must possess a current unencumbered active license to practice as an LPN in the State of Certification or ability to obtain certification within one year of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six months of be proficient with basic computer skills

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