What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN position at Memorial Hospital - North Georgia?
Job Summary and Responsibilities
New Georgia Unit 3
As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will provide compassionate nursing care to our residents, under the direction of a physician or Registered Nurse.
Every day, you will assess resident needs and deliver essential physical or psychosocial care.
To be successful in this role, you will exhibit genuine compassion for patient well-being, an understanding of your critical role in ensuring their comfort, and the patience to explain procedures, answer questions, and maintain accurate documentation.
Preferred
CHI Memorial, a member of CommonSpirit, is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 team members and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.
Pay Range
$22.51 - $31.79 /hour
New Georgia Unit 3
Part time Days
As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will provide compassionate nursing care to our residents, under the direction of a physician or Registered Nurse.
Every day, you will assess resident needs and deliver essential physical or psychosocial care.
To be successful in this role, you will exhibit genuine compassion for patient well-being, an understanding of your critical role in ensuring their comfort, and the patience to explain procedures, answer questions, and maintain accurate documentation.
- Identifying and managing a patient crisis until RN / Physician assistance is available.
- Identifies practice abilities and limitations according to Scope of Practice.
- Obtains instruction, delegation and supervision by an RN.
- Recognizes and performs duties which are needed even when not directly assigned.
- Administers medications accurately and safely: following five rights, monitoring adverse effects, reactions, therapeutic responses, toxicity, and incompatibilities.
- Reports occurrences/complaints, following appropriate chain of command.
Required
- Diploma Of Nursing Nursing Education for Licensed Practical Nurse from an accredited nursing program.Nursing Education for Licensed Practical Nurse from an accredited nursing program., upon hire and
- Licensed Practical Nurse: TN, upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
Preferred
- Six months experience in clinical setting.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire
CHI Memorial, a member of CommonSpirit, is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 team members and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.
Pay Range
$22.51 - $31.79 /hour
Salary : $23 - $32