LPN-P5 Surgical/Neuro/Trauma/Ortho
US-IA-Des Moines
careers
Req #: 167663
Type: Part Time Benefits
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Overview: Overview: Acute LPN- Powell 5 - Surgical/Neuro/Trauma/Ortho - Methodist Part-Time, 24 hours/week Shift: Days, 7am-7:30pm, every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation Part-time Benefits Eligible Shift Differential for qualifying shifts Powell 5 is a 25-bed Neurosurgical, Trauma and Orthopedics unit providing services to inpatients and short-term observation patients. Powell 5 is an interregnal part of the Level 1 Trauma program and holds The Blue Distinction for the care we give patients with total hip and total knee replacements. Our team is committed to a multidisciplinary approach to patient centered care involving achieving best patient outcomes and safe discharge plans. Come be a part of our fascinating and rewarding team we have here on Powell 5! 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 * Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technician), demonstrates clinical judgment appropriate for Iowa's LPN scope of practice * Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals * 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 * 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 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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