Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Lexington Float Pool Tier 1- Days

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Pay Range

Essential Functions

• Possess the specialized knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness.
• Possess the specialized knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness.
• Performs nursing care for the comfort and well being of the patient/resident.
• Administers medications to include oral and sublingual agents topical agents subcutaneous intradermal and intramuscular medications safely and per policy.
• Assists with admissions and discharges. Assist physicians as needed with rounds or procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to perform infusion of various intravenous products.
• Performs IV therapy to include the peripheral and central venous route.
• Prepares IV fluids for administration changes IV tubing and adjusts IV rate.
• Administers IV medications via secondary route and/or intermittent device with the exception of investigational drugs.
• Administers IV push pain and nausea medications.
• Changes dressing to the peripheral/central venous IV sites and implanted ports.
• Performs venipuncture to obtain blood samples or start IVs (when competency is completed).
• Discontinues IV therapy and removes IV catheters that do not exceed 1 ½ inches in length.
• Administers blood/blood products as witnessed by a RN.
• Observes reports documents signs of injury infiltration and/or inflammation at the injection site.
• Assists with complex sterile procedures.
• Performs charge nurse or term leader duties as necessary making rounds to determine level of standards or patient/resident care environmental safety and delegate tasks of CNAI and CNAII.
• Documents observations treatment and patient response to treatment/therapy/nursing care.
• Assists RN with development/revision of the treatment plan.
• Reports patient/resident care conditions and concerns accurately in the shift report to supervisor family and/or physician.

Education Experience and Certifications

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g. full-time part-time per diem temporary etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.