Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Miami-Dade County, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Current Employees:

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The Telehealth Nursing Department has an exciting opportunity for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). This position is not remote. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) administers nursing care under the supervision of a registered nurse and ensures the health comfort and safety of patients. The incumbent provides quality care to designated patients and takes on various responsibilities such as participating in the planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care as well ascooperating with the members of the nursing and medical staff and other hospital departments.

This is an in person position located on the University of Miami Health System medical campus .
Provides virtual clinical care(via video) within your nursing scope of practice
Serves as a Professional administering nursing care under the supervision of a registered nurse ensuring the health comfort and safety of patients.
Demonstrates excellent customer-care skills and webside manners
The incumbent provides quality care to designated patients and takes on various responsibilities such as participating in the planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care as well ascooperating with the members of the nursing and medical staff and other departments.d
Competent in remote patient monitoring and using critical thinking skills and decisive judgment to provide triage to symptomatic consumers in accordance with scope of practice
Coordinate care between providers patients and third parties including but not limited to: patient triage medication reconciliation and provide administrative assistance for providers and managers
Collects patient assessment data and notifies appropriate nurse of actual or potential problems and needs on an ongoing basis.
Records patient information concisely accurately and completely.
Assists with preparation of patient materials or correspondence that RNs ARNPs or MDs utilize to communicate with organizations within or outside the University.
Assists in preoperative and postoperative health teaching for patients and families.
Shares responsibility for the planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care plans.
Participates in team conferences sharing knowledge information and ideas with team members.
Performs more-complex nursing activities as competence increases.
Communicates frequently with team leader regarding patients physical and mental conditions.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or equivalent required
Valid State of Florida LPN license
ACLS BLS and PALS from American Heart Association only
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System South Floridas only university-based health system provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Part time

Employee Type:

Staff

Required Experience:

Current Employees:If you are a current Staff Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position please review this tip sheet.The Telehealth Nursing Department h...