LPN - Express Care: Patient Care Leader

Missouri Delta Medical Center; Sikeston (MO); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for Express Care. This full-time position supports nursing care under supervision of a Registered Nurse, performs direct and indirect patient care, and participates in quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include administering medications, assisting with diagnostics, admissions, discharges, and transfers, and providing leadership within the care team.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing.
• BLS training.
• Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.
• IV Therapy Certification preferred.

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 utilizing nursing process.
• Participates in Quality Improvement.
• Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital.
• Implements, transcribes, and/or countersigns physician’s orders.
• Competently administers medications with knowledge of action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications.
• Assists physicians with diagnostic tests and procedures as required.
• Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring patients.

Skills

BLS training

Education

Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing

Job description

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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Express Care

Full-Time Technical Express Care, Sikeston, MO, US

10 days ago Requisition ID: 1871

Functions of Position:

• 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 utilizing nursing process.
• Participates in Quality Improvement.
• Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital.
• Implements, transcribes, and/or countersigns physician’s orders.
• Competently administers medications with knowledge of action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications.
• Assists physicians with diagnostic tests and procedures as required.
• Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring patients.
• Possesses knowledge and skill to function effectively as a team leader.
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments and other patient care team members.
• Competently performs core and unit specific clinical skills.
• Demonstrates ability to possess clinical data and communicate to physician /nurse practitioner in order to make sound clinical decisions.
• Utilizes nursing assessment skills to participate in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.
• Utilizes nursing process to participate in identifying biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self care, discharge planning, spiritual and educational needs of patient, family, and/or significant other.
• Participates in patient/family teaching.
• Calls in medications to pharmacist at patient requested pharmacy.
• Assists in compiling information for chart and filing information in chart.

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing.
• BLS training.
• Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.
• I.V. Therapy Certification preferred.

Functions of Position:

• 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 utilizing nursing process.
• Participates in Quality Improvement.
• Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital.
• Implements, transcribes, and/or countersigns physician’s orders.
• Competently administers medications with knowledge of action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications.
• Assists physicians with diagnostic tests and procedures as required.
• Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring patients.
• Possesses knowledge and skill to function effectively as a team leader.
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments and other patient care team members.
• Competently performs core and unit specific clinical skills.
• Demonstrates ability to possess clinical data and communicate to physician /nurse practitioner in order to make sound clinical decisions.
• Utilizes nursing assessment skills to participate in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.
• Utilizes nursing process to participate in identifying biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self care, discharge planning, spiritual and educational needs of patient, family, and/or significant other.
• Participates in patient/family teaching.
• Calls in medications to pharmacist at patient requested pharmacy.
• Assists in compiling information for chart and filing information in chart.

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an approved school of practical nursing.
• BLS training.
• Possess current licensure by Missouri State Board of Nursing.
• I.V. Therapy Certification preferred.
• Previous nursing experience preferred.

The manager will go over the schedule in the interview.