Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Cardiology Clinic

Missouri Delta Medical Center; Sikeston (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO, is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for our Cardiology Clinic. This full-time position provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse, administers medications, and assists with diagnostic tests and patient admissions and transfers.

The role emphasizes teamwork, quality improvement, and leadership within the unit, with opportunities to teach patients and families and to coordinate care with physicians, pharmacists,

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing.
• Current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.
• BLS training.
• IV Therapy Certification preferred.
• Previous cardiology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administers nursing care to designated patients under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Implements, transcribes, and countersigns physician's orders.
• Competently administers medications with knowledge of action and contraindications.
• Assists physicians with diagnostic tests and procedures as required.
• Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring patients.
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments and other team members.
• Communicates clinical data to physician/nurse practitioner to support decisions.
• Participates in patient/family teaching.

Skills

Nursing care

Quality improvement

Medication administration

Team leadership

Patient teaching

Education

Graduate from practical nursing program

Job description

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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Cardiology Clinic

Full-Time Technical Sikeston, MO, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2003

Functions of Position:

• Administers nursing care to designated patients under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse. Performs a variety of direct and indirect patient care duties utilizing nursing process.
• Participates in Quality Improvement.
• Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital.
• Implements, transcribes, and/or countersigns physician’s orders.
• Competently administers medications with knowledge of action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications.
• Assists physicians with diagnostic tests and procedures as required.
• Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring patients.
• Possesses knowledge and skill to function effectively as a team leader.
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments and other patient care team members.
• Competently performs core and unit specific clinical skills.
• Demonstrates ability to possess clinical data and communicate to physician /nurse practitioner in order to make sound clinical decisions.
• Utilizes nursing assessment skills to participate in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.
• Utilizes nursing process to participate in identifying biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self care, discharge planning, spiritual and educational needs of patient, family, and/or significant other.
• Participates in patient/family teaching.
• Calls in medications to pharmacist at patient requested pharmacy.
• Assists in compiling information for chart and filing information in chart.

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing.
• BLS training.
• Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.
• I.V. Therapy Certification preferred.
• Previous cardiology experience preferred.