7B Med Surg LPN FT Nights Abington

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Job Description

• Interacts with co-workers patients their family/designated care partner(s) and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Integrates Evidence-Based Practice clinical expertise patients their family/designated care partner(s) preferences and cultural beliefs and values for delivery of optimal healthcare.
• Partners with patients their family/designated care partner(s) in identifying learning needs and priorities and reinforces education in ways that are useful understandable and affirming. Recognizes the patients their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patients personal preferences priorities needs and cultural beliefs and values.
• Functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams fostering open communication mutual respect and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
• Creates an environment of belonging and inclusion demonstrating skills in problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Actively participates in hospital- and practice setting-based committees including safety and quality improvement.
• Demonstrates willingness to give and receive feedback and integrates appropriate changes into practice.
• Uses information technology to document/communicate manage knowledge mitigate error and support ethical decision making.
• Demonstrates a commitment to learning and seeks opportunities for continued professional growth and development and acts in primary preceptor role to appropriate staff members
• Achieve and maintain compliance with all institutional policies and guidelines related to evidence best practices for patient care.
• Minimizes risk of harm to patients and others by following established nursing practices and protocols.
• Contributes to monitoring the of nursing quality outcomes to continuously improve the quality and safety of patient care.
• An LPN shall communicate if the patients condition deteriorates or if there is a significant change in condition the patient is not responding to therapy the patient becomes unstable or the patient needs immediate assistance. with a registered nurse physician and the patients health care team members to seek guidance with patient care.
• An LPN evaluates and collects data as allowed by the licensed practical nurse scope of practice as defined by the Pennsylvania/New Jersey Nurse Practice Act.
• Work closely with the registered nurse to assure the implementation of safe quality care.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Practical Nursing and passed the Pennsylvania Board Association for Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Patient-and Family-Centered Practice Knowledge of how to convey respect and collaborate with each patient family and/or designated care partner in care and care planning.
• Cultural Awareness Knowledge of people with diverse backgrounds and the ability to convey respect and connect effectively.
• Effective Communication Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Uses the language of partnership with patients and families engaging them in their health and health care. Appropriately and respectfully delegates to other team members.
• Patient Evaluation and Care Knowledge of disorders and injuries of patients and the ability to perform an evaluation and follow and contribute to a treatment plan/plan of care in partnership with the care team.
• Patient and Designated Care Partner Education Reinforcement Knowledge of child and adult education techniques and the ability to elicit learning priorities and needs. The LPN is responsible for providing follow up education to patients and their designated care partners on the patients condition the treatment and medications suggested and given and the next steps in the patients recovery.
• Medication Administration and Prescription Knowledge of various medications used to treat patients ability to apply this knowledge to the administration of medications as allowed by the licensed practical nurse scope of practice defined by the state of practice Nurse Practice Acts
• Discharge Planning Knowledge of the patients post-discharge needs and the ability to partner with the patient and family/designated care partner(s) in reinforcing a discharge plan and arranging for follow-up care.
• Evaluation and Diagnosis Knowledge of various tools and techniques for patient observation evaluation and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgement ability to explore and analyze reasons behind symptoms and generate resolutions according to available drugs facilities and techniques as allowed by the licensed practical nurse scope of practice defined by the state of practice Nurse Practice Acts
• Health Information Documentation Knowledge of the relevance of health information and appropriate documentation methods ability to record medical histories symptoms vital signs medications diagnoses treatment plans procedures tests and medical results in written or electronic form.
• BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
• LPN - Licensed Practical NursePA - State of Pennsylvania

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Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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