LPN, UofL Hospital, Tower, Post Surgical​/Progressive Care Unit

Primary

Location:

University Hospital – UMCAddress: 530 South Jackson Street Louisville, KY 40202
Shift: Nights 7P – 7A (United States of America)

Job Description

Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health focuses on patient‑centered care to each patient each day.

Position Summary and

Purpose:

The LPN is responsible for providing patient care utilizing the nursing process. The nurse collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and ancillary staff to provide effective, safe quality care. The LPN is a key member of a team that promotes patients’ recovery and functional improvement.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates knowledge of nursing theory and practice within the scope of practice defined for LPNs by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
• Completes a comprehensive daily assessment on assigned patients as evidenced by daily shift report and documentation in the patient’s record.
• Prioritizes care based on nursing assessment of patient needs as evidenced by patient’s progress toward achievement of established goals.
• Reviews and revises patient care plans according to established policy and procedure.
• Delivers direct patient care based on physicians’ orders and nursing interventions established in the patient care plan as evidenced by documentation in the patient’s record.
• Documents interventions and progress toward patient goals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic laboratory values by notifying nursing manager and/or physician of any abnormalities within shift of lab data; ensures critical lab results reported within 30 minutes.
• Administers and documents prescribed medications (scheduled/PRN) according to schedule and procedure.
• Demonstrates initiative in performance of nursing care by securing and implementing physicians’ orders and nursing orders without direct instructions of supervisor.
• Reviews and ensures implementation of all MD orders each shift.
• Assists in implementation of appropriate teaching program for individual patients.
• Assists in development, delivery and documentation of education to meet patient and/or family educational goals.
• Patient/PCG instructed on self‑care, home medications and follow‑up care/appointments prior to discharge and appropriate documentation completed.
• Communicates effectively with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Reports patient information/status according to guidelines established in policy and procedure to nurse in charge of shift report as indicated by no more than two (2) reported incidents of failure to follow shift guidelines.
• Reports patient information/status to immediate supervisor as patient condition changes as indicated by no reported incidents of supervisors not being aware of changes in patient medical status.
• Communicates directly with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members regarding changes in patient’s condition, inappropriate patient response to nursing interventions, progress toward achievement of short‑and‑long‑term goals, and cancellation of therapy.
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Communicates patient information/status for inter‑disciplinary chart rounds according to established policy and procedure with no more than two (2) omissions of completing chart round documentation.
• Provides positive, supportive communication to patient family and hospital personnel as demonstrated by supervisor’s observations and no documented complaints.
• Identifies and escalates issues to appropriate person if issue not addressed/addressed in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, including the knowledge and skill required to evaluate the appropriateness of medication therapy in geriatric, adolescents, adults, documented by participation in continuing education programs.
• Demonstrates knowledge related to the age‑appropriate medication doses for adolescents, adults and…