Licensed Practical Nurse- Float Pool

Job Summary:\nAssist the Registered Nurse to plan, coordinate, supervise and provide care for clients throughout their lifespan within the framework of the well/illness continuum.\nJob Duties:\n1. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES\n\nMakes effective contributions to RN initiated ongoing assessments.\nOrganizes assessment data so they are accurate, complete and accessible.\nFollows nursing care plans and observes established policy and procedures to assure proper treatment and care of patients; initiates and records patient treatments in an accurate and precise manner; documents nursing actions taken and their effectiveness in nurse\'s notes or flow sheets.\nRecognizes significant behavioral and physiological changes and documents them and informs registered nurse of significant patient care changes.\nEnsures patient safety while handling, transporting and providing medications to patients; protects patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, etc.\nSafely administers oral, enteral, PR, and topical medications.\nMay administer IV piggyback and IV push medications to predictable patients if education in this area was included as a part of their nursing curriculum and proficiency is demonstrated with successful competency of IV medication administration and at the discretion of the RN.\nEvaluates and documents patient response to nursing care delivered as per protocol timeframe.\nMakes contributions to patient and family teaching through the involvement of the family and significant others; documents patient and family teaching activities.\nUtilizes sound judgment in responding to patient emergency situations.\nCompletes assignments within an appropriate timeframe.\nPromotes positive relationships and favorable attitudes among healthcare team, patients, and families.\nPerforms unit specific duties according to established unit based competencies.\nInterprets and record patient telemetry strips after successful completion of BHS telemetry course.\nMay initiate and discontinue peripheral vascular IV access devices after successfully completing IV insertion/discontinuation competency. Other duties as assigned.\n\nJob Requirements\nKNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING/SKILLS\n\nGraduate of accredited NLN LPN school of nursing. Active Wisconsin LPN licensure.\nCPR certified or certification within 3 months of hire.\nCompletion of Beloit Health System telemetry course/test within 3 months of hire.\nAbility to work independently and react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.\nExcellent oral and written communication skills are required.\nAbility to interpret, adapt and apply proper procedure to Beloit Health System policies.\nTraining, knowledge, and skills necessary to perform the following activities (evaluation, treatment and/or patient care) for stable and/or predictable patients in one or more of the following age groups: newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.\nObtain a minimum of 10 hours of continuing education credits per year.\nMaintain knowledge and expertise in center procedures to assist staffing needs if necessary.\n\n2. AUTHORITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY\n\nMust be able to organize and prioritize multiple demands.\nMaintain ethical conduct and keep confidential personal and medical information about patients.\nAdhere to established hospital and Occ Health/Phys Med policies, rules and regulations.\nParticipate in educational programs and continually seek for personal development. May be employed to days, evenings or nights, and is expected to perform basic nursing skills on nursing units.\nMay be called in event of need.\n\nResponsibility includes assimilating information from observations, verbal interactions, and printed materials under conditions of multiple simultaneous stimuli. Must plan, prioritize, and respond to information in an appropriate timeframe. Use personal protective equipment as required; such as gloves, mask, gown, and goggles or face shield.\n\nReporting Relationship: Registered Nurse, Clinical Manager, and Department Director. (By law, must function under general supervision of an RN or the direction of a physician.)\n\n3. PHYSICAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS\n\nPhysical effort includes walking, standing, stair climbing, bending and stooping, lifting, reaching, and sitting at long intervals.\nManual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination\nWorking in sometimes stressful conditions or irregular hours\nAbility to see and hear at a level sufficient to pefform job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.\nAbility to speak clearly and distinctly and to interact positively with patients, peers, and the public.\nAbility to carry 15-30 pounds\nAbility to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.\n\nBEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE\nThe mission of Beloit Health System, Inc. is to be the leader in regional health and wellness services that delivers high quality value and satisfaction to our patients and communities we serve.\nBeloit Health System requires the employee to maintain integrity as a fully engaged employee. Each employee will perform in a manner which ensures delivery of the highest quality of medical services and patient satisfaction. Respect and consideration given to the dignity of each patient, visitor, and fellow employee is a requisite of successful job performance\nThe above statements are intended to describe the essential functions and related requirements of personas assigned to this job. They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements