LPN, Emergency Room, Per Diem, Varied Shifts
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18 hours ago
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Job Summary
Overview
Hours: Per Diem Varied Shifts
Responsibilities
Assesses (and reassesses) basic health status participates in the planning implementation and evaluation of nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
Provides patient care based on standards of care standards of practice protocols and established policies and procedures.
Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patients sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
Participates in patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs readiness to learn and barriers to learning.
Participates in planning and preparation of patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by unlicensed personnel.
Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources reassigns personnel as necessary recognizes need for emergency intervention etc.).
- Provides thorough timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
- Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
- Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. instructor trainer attends professional development programs etc.).
- Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
- Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physicians orders protocols policies and procedures.
Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed as well as documents assessment and patients response to medication.
Performs triage appropriately in a timely manner per policy and assigns triage priority.
Performs and documents initial assessment upon patients arrival and implements triage protocols as needed.
Identifies patients at risk for potential/alleged abuse.
Initiates safety plans for domestic violence child and elder abuse patients.
Completes required mandated reporting in a timely manner.
Collects and documents forensic evidence as per policy.
Maintains chain of evidence per policy and procedure.
Completes mandated reports for stabbings gunshot wounds burns and sexual assault per policy and procedure.
Maintains knowledge of Disaster Policy and Procedure.
Identifies patient at risk for violent behavior and appropriately implements non-violent intervention (i.e. Code 100).
Demonstrates knowledge of the indications for alternatives monitoring and documentation of restraint to use.
Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and appropriately notifies the physician of changes in a timely manner.
Performs accurate and timely identification of cardiac arrhythmias.
Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction) and handles (seizing holding grasping turning or working with hands). Occasional stooping (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist) crouching (bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine).
Qualifications
- Completed state-approved LPN education program
- Minimum 1 year ER experience required.
- Current LPN license to practice in MA
- American Heart Association CPR certified
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Occupational Health Experience
- Basic Life Support
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Computer Literacy
- Pharmacy Residency
- Spinal Tap Experience
- Nursing
- Gastric Lavage
- Epic
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
About Heywood Healthcare Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, comprised of Heywood Hospital, a 134-bed acute care community-owned non-profit hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25 ... View more
