Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Med Surg - PRN

Kansas Health System; Great Bend (KS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Kansas Health System is seeking an LPN for the Med Surg unit at Great Bend Hospital. The role focuses on acting as a patient advocate, delivering direct and indirect care, and collaborating with the care team to meet patient needs.

You will provide care across pediatric to geriatric patients, perform nursing assessments, and participate in care planning and education. Employment offers part-time hours with PRN opportunities and a commitment to safety and quality care.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Current LPN license in the respective state.
• BLS certification obtained or within two weeks of employment.
• IV therapy certification or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care in a medical-surgical setting.
• Perform ongoing assessments and data collection.
• Develop and implement goal-directed care plans.
• Document thoroughly in patient records and respond to physician orders.
• Coordinate care with patients, families and health care team.
• Respond to emergencies following established protocols.

Skills

Medical-surgical care

Pain assessment

Pharmacology basics

Laboratory values

Safety compliance

Education

LPN license (state)

Accredited nursing program

Job description

Position Title

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Med Surg - PRN

Great Bend Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest

To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the health care team and supporting the philosophy, objectives and goals of the facility. Will provide direct and indirect patient care in the medical-surgical setting of individual patients including but not limited to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/ surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit as outlined in the unit orientation checklist
• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychologic and cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled, consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
• Performs documentation on the floor and in the patient record, in a timely, accurate and concise manner.
• Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events.
• Follows organizational policies & procedures in providing safe patient care.
• Attends all mandatory inservices and participates in staff meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned / required.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

Licensed Practical Nurse Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or must complete BLS certification with in the first two weeks of employment
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing or has work permit from the State Board of Nursing
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - IV Certified - Single State - State Board of Nursing
• Additional certification may be required for certain patient care settings or populations.

Knowledge Requirements

• Knowledge of general nursing theory and practice
• Knowledge of principles, methods and techniques involved in performing general nursing services and adapting or modifying standards of nursing practices for care of specific medical cases.

Time Type

Part time

Important information for you to know as you apply

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion .

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail] .

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.