Memorial Health System - Marietta, OH
posted 2 months ago
Full-time
Marietta, OH
Hospitals
About the position
The Inpatient Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for providing professional nursing care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and healthcare providers, adhering to the Ohio Nurse Practice Act. The role emphasizes continuous quality improvement, patient care management, and effective communication within the healthcare team.
Responsibilities
- Participates in bedside shift report/handoff.
- Performs hourly rounding.
- Obtains required patient subjective and objective information per nursing policy, under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Contributes to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing, as directed by the Registered Nurse.
- Coordinates timely, adequate teaching to patient/family/significant other in preparation for discharge and documents appropriately, under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Implements and monitors nursing interventions, under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Consistently documents evaluations, interventions, and outcomes in Meditech within required timeframe, under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Participates in interdisciplinary rounding and collaborates with team members to identify patient needs, under the direction of the Registered Nurse and/or healthcare provider.
- Recognizes changes in patient conditions and communicates with the physician, under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Effectively manages patient care and delegates appropriately according to the needs of the patient and the skill of the caregiver, as appropriate, under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Utilizes appropriate interpersonal communication which facilitates productive relationships with other team members.
- Facilitates a positive and caring relationship with others by utilizing trust and mutual respect.
- Establishes a therapeutic relationship between patient, family, and self, based on empathy and trust.
- Promotes a positive patient experience.
- Seeks help from appropriate resources as needed.
- Maintains current knowledge of and practices within the scope of hospital policies.
- Clarifies any unclear communication between members of the healthcare team.
- Uses proper channels of authority in communicating information.
- Collects data related to physical, psychological, and psychosocial health status.
- Contributes to the plan of care and teaching plan based on assessed needs of patient and family by the Registered Nurse.
- Coordinates with physician's plan of care, under the direction of the Registered Nurse and/or healthcare provider.
- Maintains compliance in RQI.
- Assumes all other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
Requirements
- Current licensure in the State of Ohio as a Licensed Practical Nurse with IV-MEDS certification required.
- BLS required upon hire.
- Verbal, clerical, numerical, and manual dexterity skills.
- Color vision and near visual acuity.
- Proper lifting techniques and body mechanics.
Benefits
- Affordable, comprehensive benefit package for full time and flex time employees.
- Bonus eligibility for qualifying full or flex time employees.
