Lic Practical Nurse 2, Children's Outpatient Clinic/Hendersonville
Location: Nashville Tennessee
Description: Vanderbilt University is hiring Lic Practical Nurse 2, Children's Outpatient Clinic/Hendersonville right now, this position will be placed in Tennessee. More details about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. This position is a day shift position - M-F 8am-5pm
Hendersonville Pediatric After-Hours Clinic
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Initial orientation and precepting will occur in the Doctor's Office Tower and 21st Ave campus, so will have to travel downtown during training. Maybe be asked to travel to other clinic locations.
Supports the Registered Nurse or licensed physician in the provision of patient care, to include delivery of patient care, Intake/room flow, injections, set up and assist with procedures, work lab panel with results, strong phlebotomy skills, Point of care testing, ordering, collection of ongoing patient response to care, discharge planning and patient family education.
The LPN works in close collaboration with the RN or a licensed physician/dentist as well as the overall Health Care Team to evaluate the patient's plan of care and progress toward goal attainment. All patient care activities are undertaken with the delegation/supervision of a licensed professional.In accordance with the unit, VUMC standards and licensure regulations, under the adequate superv! ision of a registered nurse uses and documents the nursing pro! cess to plan, deliver and evaluate goal-focused, individualized, safe, age-specific care for patients.
Key Functions and Expected Performances:
Planning and Managing Care
Practice adheres to specialty and organizational standards.
Addresses patient safety needs
Applies age specific/cultural considerations to care of patient.
Participates with triages patient care.
Appropriately communicates changes in patient condition.
Patients and families are satisfied with the care this nurse has given.
Identifies patient problems that need to be referred to PCP or provider other than this clinic.
Manages patient flow and identifies problems that impede patient flow for maximum efficiency.
Takes on additional clinical responsibilities and/or assists others.
Organizes work and manages changes in work demands for effective use of time.
Delegates to staff appropriately, wi! th consideration for other team members' workload.
Manages complex clinical situations.
Continuum of Care Planning
Identifies pt/family needs and implements plan for movement to next level of care.
Uses internal & external referrals & resources that support pt/families through continuum of care.
Integrates observed patient information into plan for next level of care in unexpected, changing and complex situations.
Acts to resolve system breakdowns, knowledge, and behavior issues that impact continuum of care needs.
Patient/Family Education
Incorporates a variety of resources to teach & support pt and family learning (Ex: EZTV, patient education materials, web sources, drawings, etc).
Participates in the individualization of patient/family education for complex patients/families (Ex: resistant, non-compliant, significant barriers to learning).
Leads or co-leads development/ revision/use! of teaching tools/aids for specific population(s) within the last year! .
Problem Solving
Identifies and takes action to report or resolve patient safety-related problems and other clinical issues.
Identifies and takes action to resolve system (operational/workaround) problems.
Follows appropriate chain of command when problem solving.
Actively participates in team/group problem solving.
Positively supports change.
Is a consultant to manager (Ex: clinical, proposed changes, dept enhancements).
Uses interdisciplinary approach to lead others in problem solving projects and evaluates outcomes using data.
Communication & Collaboration
Personal behavior positively influences environment and others (may include attendance, tardiness, team support).
Accesses HCT as needed to implement plan of care/meet patient's needs.
Effectively communicates and collaborates with patients and families.
Effectively communicates and collaborates ! with staff and other HCT members.
Communicates positively and constructively in stressful situations.
Provides accurate and objective feedback in a respectful and professional manner while maintaining confidentiality.
Completes assigned evaluation tools within designated timeframe (E.g.: end of orientation, self report, peer feedback).
Receives peer feedback in a respectful and professional manner.
Facilitates internal and/or external customer satisfaction
Participates directly in and/or supports orientation of new staff.
Continuous Learning
Provide to manager evidence of self- educational activities within timeframe designated by manager. *Total # of contact hours, courses taken, articles read/hours spent in self education.
Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
Participates in the development and/or revision of evidence based practice guidelines.
Leads quality impr! ovement projects.
Leads in the development and/or revision of ! evidence based practice guidelines.
Participated in scholarly/professional activities in the past year. Examples: formal presentations, publications, public policy issues, action, professional org. activities.
Basic Qualifications
Job requires Graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nursing program and 1 year of clinical nursing experience. Previous outpatient clinic and pediatric experience preferred
Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):
Licensed Practical Nurse - TN License
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Vanderbilt University.
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This position starts available on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 03:22:18 GMT
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