LPN-4W Med/Surg-Methodist West
US-IA-West Des Moines
careers
Req #: 170634
Type: Full Time Benefits
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Overview:
Shift: Full Time Days | 7am-7:30pm rotating weekends and holidays
Part Time Nights | 7pm-7:30am rotating weekends and holidays
4 West Med/Surg is a 30-bed unit that specializes in spine surgeries. Our unit also has a wide variety of the medical/surgical adult population. We are a smaller hospital with a family atmosphere. Come join a team who is committed to excellent care. Come be a part of our outstanding team we have here on 4 West!
Responsibilities:
* Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness
* Participates in patient/family educational activities and uses appropriate resources to implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with patients and their families
* Performs hands-on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for patients
* Reinforces the care provided by other team members
* Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technician), demonstrates clinical judgment appropriate for Iowa's LPN scope of practice, uses problem solving techniques and time-management principles, and delegates appropriately
* Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals
* Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills to develop a rapport with patients, their families, and health team members and to ensure the fulfilment of requirements for legal documentation and reimbursement
* Maintains a strong commitment to the Acute Care team
* Contributes to the assessment of the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of patients and their families, as well as their educational and discharge needs
* Collaborates with other rehabilitation team members and contributes to the dynamic interdisciplinary plan of care
* Implements the interdisciplinary plan of care within the scope of LPN/LVN practice and provides nursing care and education directly or through ancillary personnel, as needed, to maintain and restore function and prevent complications and further loss
* Contributes to the evaluation of the nursing care and to the modification of the plan as needed to achieve measurable goals and objectives
* Contributes to the interdisciplinary team process at team conferences and other team meetings and offers input into team decision making within their scope of practice.
Qualifications:
Education:
* Successful completion of a licensed practical nurse program from an accredited college.
License(s)/Certification(s):
* Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Iowa.
* Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.
Experience:
* Preferred experience or clinical time in Post-Acute Care or an Acute Care environment.
Other:
* Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
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