Licensed Practical Nurse

LCMC Health • Full-time • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America • 2m ago

Your job is more than a job.

Why a Great Place to Work:

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

Essential Functions:

The LPN Acute Care provides patient care to an assigned group of patients according to the multidisciplinary plan of care. Works with the patients under the direction of an RN. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to acutely ill patients with cardiac, medical, surgical and post critical care needs. Typical direct care patients include those who are at minimal-to-moderate risk and to a large extent care is routine, standardized and outcomes are predictable.

Facilitates and maintains a safe environment for patients and others:

Performs the priority technical skills/procedures required by the area/department/assignment safely, effectively, efficiently and legally.

Utilizes the nursing process to deliver patient care:

Establishes and/or revises priority for patient care activities based on acuity of needs, resource availability, patient preference and other departmental needs.
Demonstrates problem recognition and management in response to data indicating potential risk to individual's health, initiates action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk.
Gives a rationale for actions or decisions based on scientific principles, successful experience, intuition and/or standards of practice.

Contributes to the development of a plan of care for assigned patients.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care:

Seeks supervision, consultation and assistance when unable to perform effectively or independently.
Uses interpersonal-communication strategies with individuals that are intended to achieve desirable and acceptable outcomes and a perception of satisfaction by those involved.
Uses internal and/or external resources to resolve and prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.

Facilitates continuity of care:

Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care of patients including medication management and patient education.
Complies with established hospital, departmental and personnel policies.
Maintains documentation consistent with established guidelines.

Delegation:

Delegates safely and appropriately to other teams' members to accomplish direct patient care. Support activities based on acuity and complexity of activity, competency of recipient, ability to supervise and scope of practice.

Job Qualifications:

Required:
1. Computer skills
2. Good communication skills
3. CPR certified

Specifications - Education and Experience

Certification(s): CPR
Licensure(s): Louisiana LPN Unencumbered Licensure (Required)
Related Experience: One or more years related experience (Preferred)

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart.
Give people a reason to smile.
Put a little love in your work.
Be honest and real, but with compassion.
Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Simple things make the difference.

1.To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.

2.To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.

3.To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.

4.To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.

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