Licensed Practical Nurse - Med Surg Unit

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Paducah, KY is seeking a nursing professional to administer care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role involves direct and indirect patient care, and a focus on creating a positive patient experience.

The successful applicant will assess patient needs and implement suitable interventions while adhering to department care plans. Responsibilities include maintaining the Nursing Care Plan, delegating tasks as needed to nurse aides, and following physician orders to

Qualifications

• Current licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Creates a positive customer service environment.
• Assesses and identifies patient needs.
• Implements appropriate interventions considering patient populations per department scope of service.
• Maintains Nursing Care Plan.
• Maintains a plan for the delivery of nursing care established by the Registered Nurse.
• Delegates nursing care activities to nurse aides as needed.
• Follows physician orders.

Job description

Summary Job Description: 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. Creates a positive customer service environment. Assessment and identification of all patient needs Implementation of appropriate interventions considering the needs of patient populations per department scope of service Maintains Nursing Care Plan Maintains a plan for the delivery of nursing care established by the Registered Nurse Assures that nursing care interventions and activities are directed to resolve problems Delegation of nursing care activities to nurse aides as needed Follow physician orders.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing is required

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

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