LPN – Atrium Health Skilled Nursing

LPN – Atrium Health Skilled Nursing

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Practical Nursing
• BLS required per policy guidelines
• Current LPN license or temporary license as a Licensed Practical Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current LPN license or temporary license as a Licensed Practical Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the LPN works
• Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.

Responsibilities

• Performs nursing care and assists with planning and implementing care for the comfort and well-being of the patient/resident
• Participates in determining nursing care needs based upon collection and interpretation of data relevant to the health status of a patient/resident
• Recognizes and determines need for immediate intervention
• Documents patient/resident observations, treatments, patient/resident response to treatment and nursing care utilizing the nursing process
• Assists RN with development/revision of the plan of care by providing data and identifying potential goals and intervention for review by the RN
• Communicates with the appropriate clinical staff on the status of a patient/resident if a significant change has occurred
• Implements the identified plan under the supervision of the RN, physician, or other independent licensed practitioner ensuring tasks have been completed
• Organizes workload and prioritizes responsibilities to ensure quality patient/resident care is delivered in a time efficient manner
• Attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and performs only those nursing skills which they are competent to perform in accordance with legal boundaries and facility policies and procedures
• Documents assessments, procedures, patient/resident/family education, and the communication of information to appropriate members of the healthcare team in a timely manner
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient/resident and family education under the direction of the Registered Nurse within the scope of practice as defined by law.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.