Licensed Practical Nurse-Nursing Outpatient Department- Mount Sinai Morningside- Full Time- Days

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

Participates in the application of the nursing process to an assigned group of patients. Demonstrates those behaviors which reflect the scientific knowledge, judgment, and technical skills of a Licensed Practical Nurse.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**A. Clinical/Technical/Service**

1. Participates in the application of the nursing process to an assigned group of patients

2. Demonstrates those behaviors which reflect the scientific knowledge, judgment, and technical skills of a Licensed Practical Nurse

3. Performs job duties under supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse.

4. Demonstrates a competent level of approved skilled nursing care tasks and procedures using approved technical skills related to Vital signs, pulse oximetry, venipuncture, starting peripheral IVs only, urinary catheter insertion/catheter care; and simple dressings, remove/discontinue a peripheral line, EKGs..

5. Administer IV fluids, provided completion of annual competency IV therapy training.

6. Monitors patients receiving blood and blood products and TPN under the direction of the RN. It is the RN who administers the transfusion.

7. Makes recommendations in the application of the nursing process

8. Participates in planning, and administers direct patient care

9. Performs point of care testing including blood glucose.

10. Performs nursing procedures as defined in the nursing procedure manual

11. Administers medication as defined in nursing policy. ALL routes except cannot administer medications IV push/bolus (except for a Normal Saline or heparin flush) or via a central line. LPNs do not administer chemotherapy.

12. Assists in patient assessment after the RN has completed the initial patient assessment, including pain management.

13. Carries out medical and nursing orders

14. Makes, reports and records observations on assigned patients

15. Observes and reports any signs and symptoms of change in a patient's condition to the appropriate person

16. Participates in health teaching to patients and families following the RNs development of the teaching plan.

17. Establishes an environment that promotes optimum physical and emotional comfort

18. Performs purposeful hourly rounding and supports the patient experience in accordance with Relationship Centered Care Professional Practice Model

19. Organizes supplies and equipment necessary for carrying out the plan of care is identified and communicated by the charge nurse/designee.

20. Contributes specified data to the patients' medical record.

21. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area

**Age Specific Competencies** (Neonate/Infant, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric)

1.

1. Identifies physical, behavioral and emotional characteristics typical for the age group

2. Modifies approaches based on patient age-specific needs and responses to treatment

3. Provides care for patients based on age-specific needs

4. Uses communication techniques which are age appropriate

2. Behavior demonstrates an awareness of the goals of the Nursing Department

3. Supports the patient experience to achieve safe and quality care

4. Adaptation to changing departmental needs reflects awareness of institutional needs

5. Time management meets needs of unit/department

6. Interprets hospital policies and regulatory standards of care.

7. Recommends changes in nursing practice of practical nurses and policy through the appropriate leadership person or nursing committee

**B. Organizational/Managerial**

1. Participates in the Nursing Department Quality Improvement Program/ activities

2. Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information

**C. Educational/Professional Development**

1. Participates in the development of other staff members

2. Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements

3. Participates in patient care conferences

4. Maintains nursing care standards through participation in workshops, in-service programs and staff meetings

5. Maintains competence through participation in continuing education and other appropriate experiences

**D. Communication/Relationships**

1. Demonstrates a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude in dealing with patients, families and significant others

2. Displays courtesy, professionalism and respect during interactions with all members of the hospital staff and extended community

3. Responsible to the leadership person of the unit

4. Provides direction, assistance and support to auxiliary staff

5. Participates in interdepartmental and intergroup communication to provide a continuity of patient care

6. Participates in departmental committees, as assigned.

7. Adheres to the MSHS legal and ethical standards

8. May be required to perform other duties as assigned

_Items 1-39 are essential functions of this position under the Americans with Disabilities Act_

MSHS is committed to the tenets of diversity and workforce that is strengthened by the inclusion of and respect for our differences

**QUALIFICATIONS**

+ Provides documentation of completion of an accredited LPN training program

+ Documented previous work experience or educational preparation to support position assignment.

+ Licensed and currently registered or otherwise duly authorized to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in New York State.

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU LPN 721-SLW

SEIU LPN 721 at Saint Luke's/West for Licensed Practical Nurse, BJE - Nursing Outpatient Department - STL, Mount Sinai St. Luke's

**ABOUT US**

**Strength Through Diversity**

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

+ Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.

+ Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.

+ Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history

**"About the Mount Sinai Health System:**

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism."

**EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans**

**Requisition ID** : 3016396