Administrative LPN - Surgical Oncology

Lakeland Regional Health-Florida; Lakeland (FL); Sur place; USD 33 000 - 41 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lakeland Regional Health in Central Florida seeks an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct patient care, perform phlebotomy, and administer medications per the physician's treatment plan.

The role requires educating patients and families, collaborating with the cancer care team for holistic care, and upholding safety and quality improvement in daily nursing duties. Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM at 3525 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL.

Qualifications

• LPN license in good standing.
• Experience in patient care and nursing procedures.
• Phlebotomy and medication administration experience preferred.

Responsabilités

• Perform phlebotomy and administer medications per physician plan.
• Educate patient and family; provide general patient care.
• Communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary cancer care team for holistic care.

Connaissances

Phlebotomy

Medication administration

Patient care

Formation

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License

Outils

EHR

Description du poste

Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only designated Level 1 Trauma Center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Active - Benefit Eligible and Accrues Time Off

Work Hours per Biweekly Pay Period: 80.00

Shift: Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: 3525 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL

Pay Rate: $23.59 per hour -$29.49 per hour

Position Summary

Perform phlebotomy and administer medications in accordance with the physician's treatment plan. Educates patient and family. Provides general patient care to meet the needs of the patient. Communicates and collaborates with the multidisciplinary cancer care team to provide holistic care to patients. Is involved in community activities including prevention and detection, therapeutic care, and survivorship activities.

Position Responsibilities

People at The Heart of All We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.

Safety And Performance Improvement

• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.

Stewardship

• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.

Standard Work Duties: LRHPG Licensed Practical Nurse

• Actively participates in team development, achieving dashboards, and in accomplishing department goals and objectives.
• Facilitates continuity of care through interdisciplinary collaboration of all appropriate care services, including community resources. Respects the cultural, spiritual, and psychosocial differences of patients so that equality and continuity of care is achieved.
• Performs and documents basic nursing care procedures.
• Administers medication to patients when ordered and appropriate, documenting time, route, and outcome in the EHR. Performs phlebotomy tasks and checks all incoming lab results, flow charts results and instructs patients in precaution, if necessary.
• Utilizes the telephone in the successful delivery of patient care, including pharmacy calls, and calling patients with test results. Prepares the patient for tests and procedures through education and physical preparation. Set up rooms for examination. Witness consent forms and assists with procedures
• Accurately monitor/observe patient after procedures and document patient conditions, ensuring precise tracking of vital signs and changes. Effectively communicate observed changes to the healthcare provider, ensuring timely and appropriate interventions are implemented.
• Orders tests, x-rays, scans and various procedures requested by the physician. Calls in patient prescriptions and refills to pharmacies. Responds to routine requests of physicians or relays information to Primary Nurse.
• Role model through professional development continuous learning and improvement of competence.
• For services rendered, ensures all daily orders are accurately completed and reconciled to support timely charge capture and posting to the patient's account by end of business day.
• Documents all aspects of patient care and maintains patient records, EHR and care plans in a timely manner as appropriate for unit.
• Practices within their scope of licensure in accordance with approved policies, procedures and protocols.