Medical–Surgical LPN– Night Shift

Schedule: 7:00 PM 7:00 AM
Status: Full-Time 36 hours per week

Position Summary

The MedicalSurgical LPN provides comprehensive patient-centered care during the night shift. This role is responsible for coordinating and delivering high-quality nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced inpatient setting. The Med Surg LPN collaborates with physicians interdisciplinary teams patients and families to ensure safe effective and compassionate care while maintaining compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Key Accountability

• Consult with and keep supervisor informed of activities needs and problems with regards to patients.
• Administer medications perform treatments as prescribed make rounds with physicians and assist as needed discontinue IVs changing dressings apply suction give catheter care check tubing and drain bags take vital signs and perform charting duties under the general supervision of an RN.
• Assist in admit of patients assist in obtaining required information take and transcribe physician orders and place in EMR provide for patient comfort and ensure that room is adequately supplied prepare patients for meals pass trays assist or feed patients as needed.
• Will have input into the patients care plan with the primary registered nurse.
• Give a.m. and p.m. care such as baths personal hygiene oral care etc. and prepare patients for naps and bedtime; give bedpans urinals assist patients to commode or bathroom collect specimens as ordered ambulate patients reposition patients; take and record vital signs check and record intake and output observe patients for color and condition of skin response to medications treatments symptoms adverse reactions emesis drainage and discharges bleeding and record observations and report to supervisor or physician as required.
• Monitor patients for critical changes and initiate emergency procedures as required.
• Institute nursing measures to prevent patients from developing complications and alleviate discomfort and pain.
• Inform supervisor if standards of care are not being met.
• Check medical equipment IVs etc. for proper functioning and report problems.
• Answer call lights telephones and respond as appropriate.
• Perform various cleaning procedures as needed.
• Adheres to hospital policies procedures objectives safety environmental infection control and quality assurance program.
• Maintain all required records reports statistics etc.
• Assist in the care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.
• Participate in educational programs and in service meetings. Attend meetings as required.
• Follow all Hospital Safety standards and participate in Safety Training.
• Actively participate in team oriented decision making process. Is a team player willing to be flexible and open to others ideas.
• Focus portions of daily work towards high customer satisfaction. The goal of all employees is to meet or exceed our customers expectations 100% of the time.
• Develop a proactive mind set toward the job. Observes opportunities for improvement formulates ideas communicates those ideas with their supervisor and/or other staff and carries out variations in work habits in continuous improvement.
• Responsible for adhering to standards procedures and goals relating to the Compliance Program. Expected to report conduct that is known or suspected to be illegal or in violation of the organizational policy. Reporting may be in person or in writing to supervisor or manager Compliance Officer or verbally through Compliance Reporting Line (ext.5442).
• Performs other duties as directed by a proper authority as indicated in an approved Hospital policy

Basic Clarke County Hospital (CCH) Performance Criteria

• Demonstrates Clarke County Hospital Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to hospital policies and procedures and safety guidelines.
• Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular reliable attendance.
• Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position.
• Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA DIA DNV OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.
• Completes all annual education and competency requirements within the calendar year.
• Is knowledgeable of hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud waste and abuse. Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the immediate attention of hospital administrative staff. Takes appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff related to compliance.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

• Current LPN license in the State of Iowa

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• Mandatory Reporter (Child and Dependent)