LPN Bedside

45 Fayette County Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln is seeking an LPN to coordinate and lead the patient care team, developing, implementing and evaluating the plan of care in accordance with the Illinois Nurse Practice Act. The role runs Monday–Friday, 7:00am–3:30pm, with pay based on experience starting at $23.87 per hour.

The nurse will administer medications, initiate admission care plans, document assessments every shift or as needed, and coordinate discharge planning with all team members, while supporting patient and

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; LPN program completion verified.
• LPN license in good standing; BLS/CPR certification within 90 days of hire.
• Graduate of an accredited LPN program and active licensure.

Responsibilities

• Administers medications and treatments per protocol.
• Initiates a care plan at admission addressing physiological, psychological, and environmental factors.
• Documents assessments every 2 hours or as needed and updates the plan of care.
• Coordinates discharge planning with the care team.
• Provides patient and family education about the plan of care.
• Delivers inpatient orders and ensures caregiver education as needed.

Skills

Medication administration

Patient care

Education

High School diploma

Graduate of Accredited LPN Program

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

BLS or CPR certification

Job description

LPN Bedside Job Description

The nurse will coordinate and lead the patient care team to develop, implement and evaluate the plan of care in accordance with the Illinois Nurse Practice Act.

Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm Pay based on experience starting at $23.87

Responsibilities

• Administers medications and treatments according to protocol.


• A plan of care is initiated at admission with focus on patient’s identified physiological, psychological, and environmental factors.


• Identifies patient problems on integrated flowsheets and documents against the plan of care.


• Coordinates discharge planning with all team members.


• Demonstrates the ability to handle emergency situations in a prompt, precise and professional manner.


• Documents accurate and ongoing assessments of patient status every 2 hours or as needed.


• Documents patient teaching/education about plan of care.


• Initiate appropriate pathways of inpatient physician orders.


• Monitors that each caregiver is productive and serves as a source to provide and/or recommend education if needed.


• Notifies team members that an assessment is required as per physician order.


• Performs patient assessments each shift of work and documents at time of assessment.


• Provides and coordinates patient and family education and documents appropriately.

Requirements

• High School (Required)BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire)


• Sarah Bush Lincoln,


• Graduate of Accredited LPN Program


• Sarah Bush Lincoln,


• LPN


• Licensed Practical Nurse


• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range $23.87 - $37.00 Pay based on experience

When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life.

Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us!

We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area.

Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs.

We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers.

We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.