Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Acute Care, General Medicine, PT, Day at Prisma Health summary:
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides compassionate nursing care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Physician, focusing on patient monitoring and documentation. This role involves conducting vital signs assessment, medication administration, and patient education within a collaborative medical-surgical unit. The LPN is integral in ensuring personalized care, maintaining accurate medical records, and fostering a supportive environment for patients and their families.
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Job Summary
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse/Physician, provides nursing care for patients. Assumes responsibility for data collection related to patient status, on-going monitoring, measuring, and documentation of patient responses; provides patient/family instruction. Performs additional patient care functions for which appropriately licensed.
Unit Description
The General Medicine Unit provides foundational nursing practice in medical/surgical patient care. Patient care opportunities include wound care, transition from step-down acuity, pre/post-surgical care, respiratory care, and end-of-life care. There is a collaborative staffing model to include RNs and LPNs in a 38-bed unit.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
24 hours per week
Essential Functions
All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Provides patient care based upon individualized plan of care as delegated by the Registered Nurse/Physician including patient's physical, emotional, cultural, spiritual psychosocial, and education needs.
Monitors and documents patient status and condition which may include vital signs, drains, dressings, and lab values.
Informs appropriate Registered Nurse/Physician of activities performed, observations of patients and their responses, and changes in patient status.
Maintains and/or ensures accurate maintenance of patient's medical records and treats patient records as confidential.
Collects and documents data as delegated by the Registered Nurse/Physician, which may require the use of specialized equipment such as glucometer, pulse oximetry, etc.Orients patient/family to room and unit routines
Administers and documents administration of medications per policy
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibility
Minimum Requirements
In Lieu Of
In lieu of one (1) year of LPN experience, will accept successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or successful completion of a comparable residency program from another organization.
In lieu of completion of a LPN program, will accept program equivalency recognized by the SC State Board of Nursing.
In lieu of one (1) year of LPN experience, will accept candidates enrolled in an accredited LPN to RN transition program.
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
Licensed to practice as an LPN in South Carolina.
If an LPN team member working in this position obtains RN licensure, Prisma Health will accept RN licensure for a limited time until the team member can be placed in an RN position. Team members should immediately notify their manager and Talent Acquisition if they are scheduled to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam or have obtained RN licensure.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Location
Greenville Memorial Med Campus
Facility
1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital
Department
10086140 General Medicine
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Keywords:
Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN, patient care, healthcare, nursing, medical-surgical nursing, vital signs monitoring, medication administration, collaborative care, patient education
