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LPN LVN
2 months ago
Description
LPN LVN - Emergency Department @ Swedish Edmonds
Per Diem (15% Differential)
Variable Shift
12 Hour Shifts
Providence nurses are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. You will thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best nurses, we must empower them. Learn why nurses choose to work at Providence by visiting our Nursing Institute page.
Join our team at Swedish Edmonds. As a Providence caregiver, you’ll apply your specialized training to deliver world-class health with human connection and make a difference every day through your extraordinary care.
Nursing Process:
- Assessment:
◦ Contributes to the assessment by completing the appropriate section of Nursing admission documents and orients patient to room and unit routine on admission.
◦ Continually collects patient's signs and symptoms, through observation and interview, gathering information and reporting patient's needs, problems and changes in condition to the RN in a timely manner.
- Planning:
◦ Participates in change of shift report
◦ With supervising RN, plans and organizes nursing care for a specific group of patients, using the appropriate resources.
◦ Contributes to development of an on-going plan of care based on the information gathered, including patient teaching and discharge planning needs.
- Implementation:
◦ Provides safe and appropriate bedside nursing care to a specific group of patients.
◦ Manages patient assignment effectively and assist co-workers as the need arises.
◦ Maintains an orderly appearance of the patient's room and unit work area.
◦ Supports the patient’s right to safety, privacy and confidentiality.
◦ Administers approved (see addendum) medications according to hospital policies and procedures.
◦ Recognizes precautions, interactions and side effects of medications, immediately reporting any unusual event to the RN and/or physician.
◦ Performs IV procedures according to hospital policies and procedures; after training and certification
- Evaluation:
◦ In collaboration with the RN, assists in making adjustments in the plan of care.
◦ Informs the RN and/or physician of the patient's response or lack or response to the nursing care provided.
DOCUMENTATION: Accurately and legibly documents data, nursing care treatments and medication on appropriate forms, per hospital policy.
TEACHING:
- Patient and Family: Participates in patient/family teaching and discharge instructions as determined by the plan of care.
- Staff: Participates in unit orientation of new staff, students, and outside nursing personnel.
PROFESSIONALISM - Adheres to Swedish Edmonds Standards of Behavior:
- Appearance: Meets the standards of the printed grooming/dress code.
- Punctuality: Upholds hospital policies
- Attendance: Upholds hospital policies
- Participation: Actively participates, and by performance, shows an awareness of unit and organizational activities and initiatives.
- Flexibility: Willingly participates in changes of practice to enhance patient care and hospital performance.
- Cost Effectiveness: Optimizes resources, while delivering excellent care.
- Coping Skills:
◦ Effectively handles routine patient requirements and obtains necessary assistance.
◦ Deals with personal problems in a manner that does not interfere with delivery of patient care.
- Policy Adherence: Adheres to Swedish Edmonds general personnel and department policies.
EDUCATION:
- In-service: Completes all mandatory assignments.
- Continuing Education: Is accountable for keeping nursing knowledge current and at community standard.
COMMUNICATION:
- Patient and Family: Demonstrates effective verbal and non-verbal skills to promote a caring and nurturing atmosphere. Utilizes AIDET concept to support patient satisfaction.
- Staff:
◦ Utilizes proper channels for communication. Supports effective communication by using SBAR process.
◦ Effectively communicates needs of patient assignment.
◦ Promotes harmonious working relationships through use of direct, tactful and sensitive interaction.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: Participates in unit based Quality Improvement Program, Organizational Quality Initiatives, and Core Measures, in an effort toward supporting the goal of improving patient care.
Required Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing, including coursework in pharmacology.
- Washington Licensed Practical Nurse upon hire.
- National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.
- Recent experience in an acute care facility preferred, or related work experience.
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
About the Team
Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
Requsition ID: 299456
Company: Swedish Jobs
Job Category: Nursing-Patient Facing
Job Function: Nursing
Job Schedule: Per-Diem
Job Shift: Variable
Career Track: Nursing
Department: 3905 SED EMERGENCY SERVICES
Address: WA Edmonds 21601 76th Ave W
Work Location: Swedish Edmonds 21601 76th
Pay Range: $31.39 - $46.64
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits
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