LPN Days- Full-time

Highland Hospital; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Highland Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for day shift, full-time. The role focuses on delivering direct patient care, assisting with care planning, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safety and quality outcomes.

You will administer medications, monitor patient status, and participate in teaching for patients and families while supporting emergency coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved Licensed Practical Nursing Program.
• One or more years' nursing experience within clinical area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and individualized nursing care to an assigned group of patients under supervision.
• Assists in health and psychiatric teaching for patient and family.
• Shares responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care plans.
• Communicates with the medical staff and minimizes abbreviations to reduce errors.
• Prepares, administers, and documents medications per policy with monitoring of effects.
• Observes and reports to the RN in charge any issues affecting patient care.
• Documents nursing care clearly and concisely.
• Performs vital signs, ECGs, phlebotomy/labs, and glucose monitoring.
• Provides coverage in emergency services as needed.

Skills

Patient care

Safety awareness

Team communication

Education

LPN program

Job description

LPN Days- Full-time | Highland Hospital | Charleston, West Virginia

About the Job

The Licensed Practical Nurse works under the direction of a qualified professional nurse. Participates in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care, within the objectives, standards, and policies of the department and within the parameters of the licensing board. Communicates and works collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team i.e., medical staff, administration, clinicians, dietitians, and milieu personnel. Takes reasonable care and precautions to ensure high patient safety standards and a therapeutic environment exist.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provides direct and individualized nursing care to an assigned group of patients under the supervision of a registered professional nurse, while always maintaining the assurance of patient safety and following unit and hospital policies and procedures. Complies with all company safety policies and practices.
• Assists in relevant health and psychiatric teaching for patient and family. Serves as a role model for patients and peers.
• Shares responsibility for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care plans and nursing care.
• Effectively communicates with the medical staff, receives verbal/written orders, and takes care to minimize abbreviation or other errors. Participates in team conferences, sharing knowledge, information, and ideas among team members.
• Prepares, administers, controls and accurately records medications in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed practical nurse, with thorough documentation regarding administration effect and/or adverse effects.
• Observes, documents, and communicates with/reports to the R.N. in charge any clinical, physical, unit or personnel, or other issues which could alter patient care. Reports status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors. Communicates with all departments as needed to assure total quality patient care is delivered.
• Consults, follows, and documents with sufficient detail nursing care according to facility policy and procedures. Records patient symptoms, responses, and progress concisely, accurately, and completely.
• Safely and accurately performs vital signs, electrocardiograms, phlebotomy/labs, and diabetic/glucose monitoring. Interprets results and takes appropriate nursing action.
• Provides coverage in emergency services as needed.

• Graduation from an approved Licensed Practical Nursing Program.
• One or more years' nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.

Why Highland Hospital?Highland Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Highland Hospital is an EOE.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.