Job Summary:
Performs selected nursing functions under the direction of the Registered Nurse. A credentialed non-licensed healthcare provider employed by Erlanger is responsible for direct and/or indirect care.
Education:
Required:
Will consider a nursing student (RN or LPN) within one year of graduating from an accredited nursing program.
Preferred:
Experience:
Required:
Medical background
Preferred:
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required: BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and to be maintained going forward.
Preferred:
Department Position Summary:
The employee must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. The employee must be able to care for patients requiring dressing changes, vascular checks, monitoring respiratory status, urine outputs, chest tubes, Vac-Pac's, glucose monitoring, etc. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span possessing the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures.