Overview
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LPN- North 5 Women's Surgery - Methodist
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Full-Time
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Days or Nights; with every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation
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Benefits Eligible
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Shift differential for qualifying shifts
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Sign-On Bonus: $5,000 for qualifying candidates
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North 5 provides nursing care for patients on a 24 bed Med/Surg unit. Patient population includes Surgical patients: gynecological, mastectomy, plastics, ENT, and general surgical patients.
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Why UnityPoint Health?
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n - Commitment to our Team – For the third consecutive year, we're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
n - Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
n - Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
n - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
n - Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
n - Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
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Responsibilities
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n - Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness
n - Participates in patient/family educational activities and uses appropriate resources to implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with patients and their families
n - Performs hands-on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for patients
n - Reinforces the care provided by other team members
n - Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technician), demonstrates clinical judgment appropriate for Iowa’s LPN scope of practice, uses problem solving techniques and time-management principles, and delegates appropriately
n - Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals
n - Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills to develop a rapport with patients, their families, and health team members and to ensure the fulfilment of requirements for legal documentation and reimbursement
n - Maintains a strong commitment to the Acute Care team
n - Contributes to the assessment of the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of patients and their families, as well as their educational and discharge needs
n - Collaborates with other rehabilitation team members and contributes to the dynamic interdisciplinary plan of care
n - Implements the interdisciplinary plan of care within the scope of LPN/LVN practice and provides nursing care and education directly or through ancillary personnel, as needed, to maintain and restore function and prevent complications and further loss
n - Contributes to the evaluation of the nursing care and to the modification of the plan as needed to achieve measurable goals and objectives
n - Contributes to the interdisciplinary team process at team conferences and other team meetings and offers input into team decision making within their scope of practice.
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Qualifications
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Education: Successful completion of a licensed practical nurse program from an accredited college.
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Experience: Preferred experience or clinical time in Post-Acute Care or an Acute Care environment.
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License(s)/Certification(s):
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n - Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Iowa.
n - Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.
n - Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
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