LPN IV Cert

Wesley Healthcare; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS is seeking an LPN to join a team of nursing and healthcare professionals dedicated to patient-centered care.

You will deliver nursing care, participate in quality improvement, maintain up-to-date knowledge, monitor patient progress, and collaborate with patients, families and the care team to ensure safe, cost-effective care.

Qualifications

• Current Licensure in the State of Kansas as an LPN.
• BLS verification course as specified in policy.
• IV Certification.
• Graduate of an accredited LPN program.
• Previous LPN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient-centered nursing care per Wesley Medical Center standards.
• Evaluates quality and effectiveness of nursing practice to improve processes.
• Maintains current knowledge in nursing practice and education.
• Monitors patient progress toward outcomes.
• Collaborates with patients, families and care providers.
• Ensures safety and cost-effective patient care.
• Secures, administers and handles medications per guidelines.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Ethical practice

Education

LPN licensure (Kansas)

LPN program graduate

Tools

IV Certification

BLS Certification

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family!

Job Summary And Qualifications

When you work as an LPN you are joining a team of nursing and healthcare professionals that are working together to care for our patients like family. If you want to work with a team that will help you take your career to the next level, this is the nursing position for you.

What you will do in this role

• Delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with standards of care defined by Wesley Medical Center.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice by participation in quality of care activities to initiate, implement, and sustain process improvements.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice and education.
• Monitors the patient’s progress toward the attainment of outcomes.
• Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others.
• Collaborates with the patient, significant others and health care providers in providing and advocating for patient care.
• Considers safety and cost effectiveness when delivering patient care.
• Decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner.
• Participates in the improvement of operational functions of the department.
• Establishes and maintains effective and respectful communication in development of all collaborative relationships.
• Evaluates and participates in opportunities for outstanding service to all customers and accepts responsibility in partnership that is equally respectful to everyone.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of age-appropriate competencies to department specific population.
• Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify, interpret, and access appropriate resources in patient specific scenario(s).
• Secures, administers and handles medication according to established guidelines.

What qualifications you will need for this role

• Current Licensure in the State of Kansas as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) verification course, as specified in policy
• IV Certification
• Graduate of an accredited school of licensed practical nursing
• Previous LPN experience preferred

Benefits

Wesley Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually, making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year, more than any hospital in a 13-state region.

Home to Wesley Children's Hospital, the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas, we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual.” - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.