Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Acute Care, Complex Care Unit/Medical-Surgical, PT, Days Position Available In Anderson, Tennessee

Job Description:

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

JobSummaryUnder the direction of a Registered Nurse/Physician,provides nursing care for patients. Assumes responsibility for datacollection related to patient status, on-going monitoring,measuring, and documentation of patient responses; providespatient/family instruction. Performs additional patient carefunctions for which appropriately licensed.

Essential Functions All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliantwith Prisma Health’s values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion.

Be the difference. Provides patient care based upon individualized plan of care asdelegated by the Registered Nurse/Physician including patient’sphysical, emotional, cultural, spiritual psychosocial, andeducation needs. Monitors and documents patient status and condition which mayinclude vital signs, drains, dressings, and lab values. Informs appropriate Registered Nurse/Physician of activitiesperformed, observations of patients and their responses, andchanges in patient status. Maintains and/or ensures accurate maintenance of patient’smedical records and treats patient records as confidential. Collects and documents data as delegated by the RegisteredNurse/Physician, which may require the use of specialized equipmentsuch as glucometer, pulse oximetry, etc. Orients patient/family toroom and unit routines Administers and documents administration of medications perpolicy Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/ManagementResponsibility This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor,manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements Education – Completion of an LPN program recognized by the SCState Board of Nursing. Experience – One (1) year experience as an LPN. In Lieu Of In lieu of one (1) year of LPN experience, will acceptsuccessful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Programor successful completion of a comparable residency program fromanother organization. In lieu of completion of a LPN program, will accept programequivalency recognized by the SC State Board of Nursing. In lieu of one (1) year of LPN experience, will acceptcandidates enrolled in an accredited LPN to RN transitionprogram.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses Licensed to practice as an LPN in South Carolina. If an LPN team member working in this position obtains RNlicensure, Prisma Health will accept RN licensure for a limitedtime until the team member can be placed in an RN position. Teammembers should immediately notify their manager and TalentAcquisition if they are scheduled to sit for the

NCLEX-RN

exam orhave obtained RN licensure.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities NAWork ShiftDay (United States of America)LocationLaurensCounty Medical CampusFacility1062 Laurens CountyHospitalDepartment10626120 Complex Patient UnitShare your talentwith us!

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