RN or LPN - Physician's Office (Paxton) FT Tuesday - Friday

Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services; Paxton (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services is seeking a dedicated Staff RN or LPN to join our team in Paxton, Illinois. This full-time position requires the candidate to follow a four-day weekly schedule from Tuesday to Friday, focusing on delivering quality care and managing patient needs effectively.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for assessment, documentation, and the overall management of patient care, collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure optimal outcomes. Strong communication skills and the ability to respond effectively to emergency situations are essential.

Qualifications

• Valid RN or LPN license in the state of Illinois.
• Experience in nursing practice, preferably in a clinical setting.
• Strong knowledge of patient care standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and data collection systematically.
• Evaluate care effectiveness and contribute to patient outcomes.
• Document responsibilities according to nursing standards.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care coordination

Emergency response

Effective communication

Problem identification

Education

Licensed RN or LPN

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Hours & Shift Requirements

Full time position: 4 days weekly, Tuesday - Friday, 7 am - 5 pm

General Summary

The staff RN or LPN is a professional practitioner who functions as both a caregiver and care manager. In the caregiver role, the RN or LPN assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame implementing the Nursing Process and therapeutic use of self. In the dominant role of care manager, the RN directs and oversees the work of other caregivers (nurses and non-nurses) via delegation, coordination, supervision, validation, and evaluation.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs assessment and data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on the patient’s physiologic and cognitive status.
• Formulates or individualizes a predefined, goal consistent and continuous manner by utilization of and adherence to pre-determined standards which define the structure, process, and desired patient outcomes of nursing process.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care given by self and by all health care team members. Also, evaluates contribution of systems, environment, and instrumentation in processing patients toward desired outcomes.
• Demonstrates competency in select psychomotor skills adhering to predefined written procedures.
• Identifies patient learning needs and readiness for learning. Implements patient/significant other instruction to meet self-care needs as defined in standards of care and patient teaching protocols.
• Performs documentation responsibilities following all existing structure standards and guidelines for forms used in the Division of Nursing and specially assigned areas.
• Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patient rights, as identified within the institution.
• Functions with an awareness of and adherence to safety requirements as identified in existing standards.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
• Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of structure standards, patient care resources/references, protocols, pertinent drugs, standards of care, and significant lab values.
• Demonstrates an awareness of self-responsibility and accountability for own professional practice within the Illinois Practice Act.
• Participates actively in staff development activities by sharing knowledge with others and using appropriate teaching/learning strategies to assist peers.
• Demonstrates self-directed learning and participation in continuing education to meet own professional development.
• Seeks validation of knowledge base, skill level, and decision making as necessary and assertively requests guidance in areas of question.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of professional practice and patient care and strives to manage situations in a reduced-risk manner.
• Participates in development and attainment of unit and department of nursing goals.
• Participates in development of standards at both the generic and unit specific levels, demonstrates an attitude of acceptance/importance of standards in all professional practice, strives to achieve minimum compliance levels and uses 'professional modification' measures with sound clinical judgment.
• Actively involves self in Performance Improvement (PI) activities at the generic and unit levels through use of data sources and compliance peer review monitoring.
• Demonstrates willingness and ability to effectively coordinate patient care/unit activities among nursing staff, physicians, and support services in both the care manager and "shift leader" role.
• Demonstrates effective organization and priority settings abilities in using self, human, and material resources in a time oriented and cost containment manner.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills by implementing existing communication methods (i.e. staff meetings, communication boards, etc.), and always attempting to receive and give information in a timely, concise, clear and positive manner.
• Formulates and uses effective working relationships with all health care team members, patients, and families.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of lines of authority in clinical and operational matters when seeking direction, validating self-decision making, and resolving problematic issues.
• Remains flexible in staffing patterns and in resolution of staffing conflicts; participates in temporary assignment measures in the division of nursing.
• Demonstrates problem identification skills using existing PI tools/methods; demonstrates sound clinical and operational decision-making abilities based on current standards and resulting in prompt action/resolution.
• Demonstrates an attitude of seeking knowledge and rationale for actions and shows ability to apply theory/data to the clinical settings.