Night LPN — ER Care Specialist

100 LCMC Health; Louisiana; On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse to join our nightly team in Louisiana. You’ll provide hands-on care across cardiac, medical, surgical and post-critical care, building relationships with patients beyond diagnoses and room numbers.

Deliver care with heart, empathy, and collaboration with the care team. Maintain documentation, advocate for safety, and educate patients and families using available resources and continuum of care services.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with LA State Board license.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Your Everyday Perform priority technical skills/procedures required by the area/department/assignment safely, effectively, efficiently and legally.
• Contribute to the development of a plan of care for assigned patients.
• Establish and/or revise priority for patient care activities based on acuity of needs, resource availability and patient preference.
• Manage and identify medical needs responding to data indicating potential risk to individual's health and initiate actions.
• Make decisions based on scientific principles, experience, intuition and standards of practice and delegate safely to care team.
• Collaborate with care team to improve patient care and seek supervision when needed.
• Maintain documentation consistent with established guidelines.
• Maintain a safe environment for everyone.
• Monitor and engage with patients and families concerning events or questions.
• Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, and an exceptional patient experience.
• Initiate and/or maintain interventions to assure safe and effective care including medication management.
• Educate patients and family using appropriate resources and continuum of care services.

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners

Job description

LCMC Health is seeking a dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse to join our nightly team in Louisiana. You’ll provide hands-on care across cardiac, medical, surgical and post-critical care, building relationships with patients beyond diagnoses and room numbers.

Deliver care with heart, empathy, and collaboration with the care team. Maintain documentation, advocate for safety, and educate patients and families using available resources and continuum of care services.