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Licensed Practical Nurse
Memorial Health System Taylorville, IL
$56k-69k (estimate)
Other | Ancillary Healthcare 9 Months Ago
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Memorial Health System is Hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse Near Taylorville, IL

Overview

Under supervision of the registered nurse, performs a variety of patient care activities. Provides care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. Assists the registered nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes of care. Is accountable for own nursing actions and competencies. Communicates effectively with others. Performs all duties in accordance with the State of Illinois Nurse Practice Act and established standards, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Qualifications

Education:

  • Annual Credentialing:
  • Attends all Joint Commission, OSHA and hospital/nurse manager specified mandatory inservices. Submits supporting documentation to the nurse manager in conjunction with the annual performance appraisal.
  • Validates competencies and obtains credentials as identified in unit specific requirements.
  • Complete self-evaluation as part of the annual performance review.

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

  • Current LPN licensure in the State of Illinois.
  • Current CPR certification.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Must be able to position and/or transfer an average adult patient and possess gross coordination sufficient to perform other patient care duties as required. Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing. Must be able to perform difficult manipulative skills such as IV therapy and IM injections.
  • Environmental working conditions include exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue, contagious diseases and/or radioactive or other potentially hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

  • Nursing Care
    • Data Collection:
    • Observes, records and reports objective and subjective patient data.
    • Demonstrates ability to detect signs and symptoms of deviation from normal health status.
    • Informs RN of abnormal or changing data and of patient/family responses to interventions.
    • Planning:
    • Assists the registered nurse in developing the nursing plan of care.
    • Intervention:
    • Completely performs tasks/procedures as appropriately delegated.
    • Uses equipment safely.
    • Takes appropriate action in life-threatening situations/emergencies.
    • Accurately administers medications by appropriately delegated routes.
    • Utilizes appropriate infection control safety measures.
    • Acts to prevent harm or injury to patient, self or others.
    • Documents and communicates to RN nursing interventions and patient responses.
    • Seeks supervision prior to initiating new or unfamiliar nursing activities and/or with a change in patient condition.
    • Evaluation:
    • Observes, records and reports patient responses to nursing interventions and other relevant data to the RN.
    • Assists the registered nurse to evaluate and modify the plan of care.
    • Patient/Family Education:
    • Assists the registered nurse to identify, implement and evaluate age appropriate teaching interventions.
    • Reinforces teaching initiated by other members of the healthcare team.
    • Communication:
    • Informs RN of abnormal and/or changing data and patient/family response to interventions.
    • Develops and maintains interviewing skills required for data collection.

    Tasks that may be delegated to LPNs

    Task

    Central line dressing change

    Peripheral IV dressing change

    Peripheral IV D/C

    IV pump set-up

    Peripheral IV start

    Hanging IV fluids that do not contain medications

    Peripheral line flush with saline

    PO, injectable, topical, rectal, sublingual medications

    Intravenous piggyback antibiotics via a peripheral IV line or a saline lock

    Tasks that can NOT be delegated to LPNs

    Tasks Comments

    Physician telephone orders

    Blood administration May double check a transfusion unit with an RN

    Discontinuing a central line

    IV push medication

    IV piggyback medications via a central line (PICC, triple lumen, internal jugular, arterial line)

    Titrated drips

    Medications during a cardiac arrest

    Checking patient’s chart for appropriateness of orders

    Drawing blood from arterial line

  • Quality and Safety
    • Communicates and documents potential risk issues to appropriate personnel.
    • Participates in continuous quality improvement.
    • Participates in review and revision of policies, procedures and standards of care.
    • Complies with all safety policies.
  • Accountability
    • Advocates for patients and families.
    • Appropriately follows the chain of command.
    • Adheres to the Memorial Health System Behavioral Standards.
    • Identifies annual goals for own professional development.
    • Provides constructive feedback to strengthen and Division of Nursing and employees department/unit.
  • Performs other related work as required or requested.
  • The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

    Job Summary

    JOB TYPE

    Other

    INDUSTRY

    Ancillary Healthcare

    SALARY

    $56k-69k (estimate)

    POST DATE

    06/29/2022

    EXPIRATION DATE

    01/11/2023

    WEBSITE

    choosememorial.org

    HEADQUARTERS

    SPRINGFIELD, IL

    SIZE

    1,000 - 3,000

    FOUNDED

    2017

    REVENUE

    <$5M

    INDUSTRY

    Ancillary Healthcare

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