Licensed Practical Nurse — Patient Care, Rounds & Teamwork

Crisp Regional Health Services; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisp Regional Health Services in Cordele, GA is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to support nursing care under supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will apply the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while maintaining culturally sensitive care across developmental stages.

The LPN will interact with patients and families, adhere to the nursing plan of care, and uphold professional nursing standards as part of the CRHS team.

Qualifications

• Requires up to one year of work-related experience, or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Requires a current license as a Licensed Practical Nurse and a current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of the nursing plan of care through planning, data collection, implementation, and evaluation of the patient’s care.
• Effectively and consistently performs basic nursing skills and treatments as prescribed by the physician or as indicated by the patient’s condition.
• Provides assigned patients with quality patient care services consistent with the standards of care established by Nursing Services and CRHS.
• Functions as a part of an interdisciplinary team with positive interpersonal communication skills when communicating with patients, families, visitors, physicians, intra and inter-department staff members, and representatives from other organizations.
• Documents patient care which reflects appropriate nursing interventions and includes evidence of appropriate patient/family education.
• Implements and documents patient responses to treatments as defined within the scope of LPN duties through the State Board of Nursing and policies of CRHS.
• Demonstrates prioritization and decisiveness that enables the completion of typical patient assignments within an assigned shift.
• Performs associated duties, responsibilities, and tasks relating to safety, infection control, and performance improvement as part of CRHS’s efforts to provide quality care and services.
• Performs rounds every two hours for the purpose of providing quality care and services.
• Presents a professional image to CRHS’s nursing co-workers, clinical and medical staff members, patients, families, and visitors.
• Attends professional development programs and in-service training and meets the minimum requirement for continuing professional education.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned to assure resident safety.

Job description

Crisp Regional Health Services in Cordele, GA is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to support nursing care under supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will apply the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while maintaining culturally sensitive care across developmental stages.

The LPN will interact with patients and families, adhere to the nursing plan of care, and uphold professional nursing standards as part of the CRHS team.