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Position Title: LPN
Department: Progressive Care Stepdown Unit
Shift: 3rd shift
Hours: 7:00pm-7:30am
Status: .9 (36 hours a week)
Purpose: Supports and provides safe effective and culturally-competent patient care for pediatric through aging adult patients affected by chronic illness or disabilities under the supervision of a registered nurse. Key accountabilities include: communicating patient data for planning implementation and evaluation of care; using critical thinking skills and evidence-based practice; supporting Professional Practice Standards as defined by ANA; and actively participating in quality monitoring and performance improvement activities.
Report To: Manager
Supervisory Responsibility: No Supervision: The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.
Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could include supplies equipment inventories small budgets and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage waste or financial loss. Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.
Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers General Public/Visitors/Volunteers Physicians/Medical Office Staff
POSITION SPECIFICATION
Education: High school plus additional course work up to 1 year
Field Of Study: Nursing
Special Training: Basic Life Support
Training Preferred: N/A
Licensure/Registration: Licensed Practical Nurse in Iowa
Experience: No experience required.
Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people. These may be fellow employees customers the public or others outside the organization. Communications are of limited difficulty. Interactions usually involve short straightforward exchanges of information. The job requires a limited amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions are non-stressful encounters and dealing with uncomplicated problem situations.
Working Conditions: There is routine exposure to highly adverse environmental conditions including physical hazards health and safety risks and otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment. Personal risks require safety equipment or precautions to be followed closely. The time the employee may be exposed to these conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day.
Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes
Miscellaneous:
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Full-Time