Licensed Practical Nurse

2 months ago


Atlanta GA United States Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Full time
Job Description

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Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Under the supervision of a provider or registered nurse, participates in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care. Performs nursing process while providing direct patient care in a safe and effective manner that promotes quality patient outcomes. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. If working in non-provider based, physician practice sites, utilizing the medical model of care delivery, patient assessments, plan of care, and discharge plan are performed by a physician, nurse practitioner (NP), or physician assistant (PA). Under this model, the LPN assists the provider in providing prescribed care or treatment to the patient.

Experience

  • No minimum experience required

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1 year of patient care experience preferred

Education

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) school/program

Certification Summary

  • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
  • PALS or PEARS Certification within one year of hire date, as required by department specification

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • No minimally required knowledge, skills, or abilities

Job Responsibilities

Practice (Caring for the Patient)

  • Assists licensed professional personal in performing nursing process across the continuum to deliver age and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
  • Integrates values and language preferences into healthcare delivery through a culturally sensitive process.
  • Utilizes clinical decision support tools and resources to recognize issues and prioritize care
  • Utilizes appropriate documentation tools to record, measure, and retrieve healthcare data.
  • Provides patient and family education appropriate for identified learning needs.
  • Utilizes resources to plan and provide nursing care that is safe, effective, and financially responsible.

Physician Practice Specifics

  • Communicates with home health agencies, third-party payor, and other community resources as needed to coordinate needs.
  • Facilitates and provides ongoing communication with patient/family, interdisciplinary staff and third parties (home health, third party payers, pharmacies, and other resources) to identify and resolve potential barriers.
  • Performs outpatient and clinic care coordination and monitors patients' care between clinic and home.
  • Facilitates care via telehealth to assist with patient needs and concerns
  • Participates in providing discharge instructions as delegated by licensed professional practitioners.

Development (Fostering Clinical Knowledge)

  • Participates in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
  • Incorporates new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
  • Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competence and learning.
  • Self-evaluates professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
  • Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in change in practice and role performance.

Engagement (Engaging and Leading Professionally)

  • Provides oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while retaining accountability for patient care quality.
  • Engages in ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses.
  • Maintains therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
  • Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
  • Consults, contributes to, and coordinates care with interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
  • Demonstrates investment in others through teaching/coaching/helper roles.
  • Demonstrates support of shared leadership through awareness of initiatives and providing input.
  • Drives and effectively facilitates timely admission, transfer, and discharge process for unit, ensuring efficient and safe patient flow.

Outcomes (Driving Excellent Results)

  • Participates in monitoring activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
  • Identifies and communicates hazards and errors.
  • Participates in quality and process improvement activities to improve patient outcome and workflows.
  • Ensures equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
  • Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.

Professional Mandatory Requirements

  • Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
  • Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements as defined by unit and system by due date.
  • Achieves 75% attendance at staff meetings if applicable.

Special Note: The LPN may not perform the following tasks:

  • Documentation of the initial inpatient admission assessment.
  • Initiation of Caregiver Protocols, with the exception of influenza vaccine protocols.
  • Initiation of the administration of blood products, unsupervised.
  • Initiate chemotherapy infusions or administer IV push chemotherapy.
  • Complete the initial assessment for restraints.
  • Unsupervised administration of code resuscitation drugs by IV push.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

2174 North Druid Hills Rd NE

Job Family

Nursing-Bedside

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