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License Practical Nurse Medical Surgical
Company | Intermountain Healthcare |
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Location | Grand Junction, CO, USA |
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Salary | $21.14 – $32.63 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Associate’s |
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Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited LPN program
- Current IV Certification in the State of practice
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval
- Current LPN license is required
- Must demonstrate phlebotomy skills or successfully complete phlebotomy in service and competency
Responsibilities
- Assists in collection of a holistic, age-specific admission history and physical assessment. Delivers nursing plan of care on all assigned patients.
- Performs phlebotomy procedures, collects specimens and assists in coordinating lab result reports and performs quality control checks
- Maintains unit equipment and ensures that equipment is clean, stored in the appropriate storage area, and ready for use. Removes defective equipment from service and reports any non-working or unsafe equipment or facility fixtures.
- Assists in scheduling tests ordered by the health care provider. Obtains appropriate treatment authorizations, schedules specialist appointments, calls client companies, and schedules follow up appointments.
- Assists with discharge activities including completing discharge documents, reviewing post visit instructions related to medications, activity, and wound care, and follows-up appointments and questions.
- Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
- May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.