LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE FAMILY PRACTICE-PRN na Memorial Regional Health

Essential Functions and Basic Duties

Position Specific Performance Expectations:

o   All job duties must be performed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse

• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support
• Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, financial, and cultural
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary May precept student nurses and new hires.
• Employs critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, and take appropriate
• Performs other duties as
• Partners with the healthcare consumer to implement a patient centered plan of
• Demonstrates caring attitudes and behaviors to develop therapeutic
• Uses evidence-based interventions and strategies to achieve optimal
• Integrates critical thinking and technology
• Delegates according to the health, safety and welfare of the patients we
• Demonstrates respect, equity, and empathy in actions and interactions with culturally diverse and vulnerable

Organization Wide Performance Expectations:

• Demonstrates commitment to performing according to the CHOICE values of MRH and representing the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all
• Upholds regulatory requirements to ensure continual compliance with departmental, hospital, state and federal regulations and policies.
• Follows all policies and procedures to ensure a safe environment for patients, public and
• Completes annual education, training, in-service, and licensure/certification requirements; attends departmental and organizational staff meetings or reads meeting
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled; completes work within designated
• Establishes and maintains effective verbal and written communication and good working relationships with all patients, staff and vendors.
• Utilizes initiative; strives to maintain steady level of productivity; self-motivated; manages activity and
• Actively participates in departmental and facility performance improvement and continuous quality initiatives.

• Establishes and maintains effective verbal and written communication and good working relationships with all patients, staff and vendors.
• Utilizes initiative; strives to maintain steady level of productivity; self-motivated; manages activity and
• Actively participates in departmental and facility performance improvement and continuous quality

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least 16 years of age (21 for driving positions)
• Must be able to legally work in the United States
• Must be able to pass a background check
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and breath alcohol test (if applicable)
• Must complete employee health meeting

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• Unencumbered LPN License – Colorado or Compact State required
• Current Certification BLS- required
• ACLS – required within 1 year
• PALS or ENPC – required within 1 year

Experience:

• Med/Surg experience preferred

Position Classification:  Non-exempt

Compensation Range:  $23.15 to $34.73

Benefits:  Medical, Dental, Life, Retirement, Paid Time Off