Licensed Practical Nurse LPN PRN Days

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Meridian (ID); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottonwood Creek Behavioral Hospital, an Oceans Healthcare Company, seeks an LPN to provide nursing care for patients with mental health and substance use concerns within a multidisciplinary team.

The Licensed Practical Nurse will perform nursing assessments, administer medications, document care, and support patient well-being in a structured hospital setting in Meridian, Idaho.

Responsibilities

• Delivers quality nursing care to assigned patients and reassesses per protocol under the direction of the registered nurse.
• Documents all findings in the patient record and communicates pertinent assessment information with other health care team members.
• Implements nursing care interventions identified in the multidisciplinary treatment plan and performs nursing procedures as prescribed by the physician/LIP.
• Performs bedside laboratory tests, wound care, and provides support for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
• Promotes patient coping and adapts care to illness and stressors.
• Provides age-appropriate, culturally sensitive communication and documents any special needs.
• Delivers medications safely according to facility policies and physician orders; educates patients on medications.
• Follows up on patient care responsibilities, communicates needs across disciplines, and ensures continuity of care; transcribes orders and audits charts as required.
• Utilizes nursing knowledge to meet facility, patient, and staff needs and supports evidence-based practice.
• Precepts new staff and performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Cottonwood Creek Behavioral Hospital, an Oceans Healthcare Company, is a behavioral healthcare hospital providing high-quality, specialty behavioral health services for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. Our success is a reflection of the excellence and dedication of our employees at every level of our facilities. The culture of our hospitals is built around service. All jobs performed on our team are worthwhile and every employee makes a difference. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow personally and professionally while delivering compassionate, quality care we encourage you to explore career opportunities with Oceans.

The Licensed Practical Nurse's primary role is to provide nursing care for patients who are experiencing common, well-defined health problems. The LPN functions as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team, and utilizes the nursing process in implementation of patient's care. Those services are performed under the supervision of a registered nurse but utilize all nursing skills to make safe, appropriate and independent decisions within the scope of the LPN nursing practice. All duties to be done in accordance with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, Oceans' Mission, policies and procedures and Performance Improvement Standards.

Essential Functions:

1. Delivers quality nursing care to assigned group of patients by collecting data and identifying deviations from normal; assists with reassessing patients according to assignments, need and unit protocol and/or hospital policy under the direction of the registered nurse.
2. Accurately and thoroughly documents all findings in the patient record and identifies expected outcomes based on assessment data; effectively communicates pertinent assessment findings with other health care members.
3. Implements nursing care interventions identified in the individualized multidisciplinary treatment plan using accepted standards of practice in collaboration with other health care providers; performs nursing procedures/treatments as prescribed by physician/LIP.
4. Conducts specified bedside laboratory tests, wound care, and provides for comfort and assistance in the performance of ADLs;
5. Promotes the patient's ability to cope, adapt and/or solve situations related to illness and/or stressors.
6. Provides supportive, age appropriate communication and culturally acceptable interventions and documents special needs.
7. Provides for the safe delivery of medications in accordance with the facility policies and physician orders; administers medications utilizing established safety procedures / standards. Ensures patients are effectively assessed prior to and after medication administration. Accurately communicates/documents medication doses prescribed, and provides patient education on medication administered.
8. Follows up on patient care responsibilities; communicates incomplete assignments and patient needs with other disciplines to assure continuity of care; transcribes orders accurately and performs chart audits of transcription accurately and according to facility guidelines.
9. Utilizes nursing knowledge to successfully meet the needs of the facility, patient population and staff members. Utilizes nursing resources to enhance evidence-based practice.
10. Guides, educates, and provides leadership as a preceptor to new staff. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.