Practical Nurse - Lpn Or Rn For Growing Spine Surgery Practice

It's more than a career, it's a calling
IL-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Monday-Friday 8-4:30, No weekends/holidays
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Job Summary:
Provides care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, functioning within the scope of license.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients.
• Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
• Performs laboratory tests and therapeutic services.
• Educates patients/families about disease treatment plan including self care post discharge, holistic health needs, available resources and follow up care.
• May documents the provider's encounter with patients. Lists all proper diagnoses and symptoms, as well as discharge/follow-up instructions and prescriptions, as indicated by the provider.
• May transcribes patient orders including laboratory tests, radiology tests and medications. Completes patient's charts by transcribing results of any labs, x-rays, or other evaluations. Continuously checks the progress of data availability for orders, to ensure the patient's workup is complete so that the provider is able to make treatment decisions regarding that patient.
• May transcribes consultations or discussions with family and/or the patient's private physician or the on-call physician.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Issued by Compact State

Licenses / Certifications:
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), FUTURE - Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) within 90 days - American Heart Association (AHA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Alabama Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Arizona State Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Arkansas State Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Colorado Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Delaware Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Florida Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Georgia Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Idaho Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Indiana State Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Iowa Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Kansas State Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Kentucky Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Maryland Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Mississippi Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Missouri State Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Montana Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Nebraska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Board, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - Nevada State Board of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State - New Hampshire Board of Nursing {+ 17 more}
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
7313000207 Spine and Pain Clinic
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
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