LPN - Pulmonary - FT - Days - #2947

LPN - Pulmonary - FT - Days - #2947

Stormont Vail Health is searching for a LPN - Pulmonary - FT - Days - #2947 in our Pulmonary Clinic department. This position is at 823 SW MULVANE STREET, TOPEKA, KS 66606 USA.

Schedule: Full time - 36 hours/week or greater

Shift: First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift)

Weekly Work Schedule: 8a-5p M-F

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

Previous experience in an office setting preferred.

Certificates and Licenses: Current LPN licensure in the State of Kansas. CPR certification is required.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Summary:

Provides professional nursing care, under supervision, for clinic patients.

The delivery of professional nursing care at Stormont Vail Health is guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared governance, both of which are congruent with the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Watson’s Caring Theory ensures the development of therapeutic relationships and involves human beings and their spirit in every aspect of care delivery, and is demonstrated through the implementation of ten (10) carative behaviors:

1. attentive listening

2. comforting

3. honesty

4. patience

5. responsibility

6. providing information to allow informed decisions

7. touch

8. sensitivity

9. respect

10. calling the patient by name

Essential Duties and Responsibilities are as follows. Other duties as assigned.

Direct Patient Care Services:

• Perform general nursing care to patients in accordance with nursing standards.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments
• Assist with examinations and procedures
• Triage patient telephone calls, evaluating the physical and psychosocial health status of the patient
• Clarify medication orders and refills to pharmacies as directed by providers
• Coordinate patient services to include: lab tests, point of care testing, x-rays, diagnostic procedures, consults, home care, and acute care admissions
• Complete referrals, prior-authorizations, and benefit investigations
• Provide patient education regarding medications, lab tests, x-rays, and procedures
• Notify patients of test results and provider disposition
• Document medical information using the appropriate electronic applications and/or forms

Health and Safety:

• Assess patient rooms and surrounding areas for safety issues. Remove hazards and make adjustments as indicated.
• Utilize appropriate channels to communicate patient safety and patient care issues to appropriate parties
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment, examination, and treatment rooms
• Maintain exam rooms with necessary supplies and materials.
• Participate in Patient Safety Rounds
• Adheres to infection control, emergency, safety, fire and disaster plans and policies, completing required initial training and updates per hospital policy.
• Demonstrates consistent use of Standard Precautions and proper body mechanics and follows OSHA guidelines

Communication and collaboration:

• Orient/mentor team members
• Participate in intra- and inter-departmental committees
• Actively participates in process improvement activities (i.e. meetings, data collection, A3)
• Adheres to staffing and scheduling practices.
• Demonstrates excellent understanding and use of the EMR
• Demonstrates effective communication skills in interactions with clinic staff, physicians, hospital departments, patients, employers and caregivers.
• Documentation is clear, concise and completed in a timely manner.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrates knowledge of the Kansas State Nurse Practice Act and follows the statutes and regulations therein.
• Responsible for understanding and showing respect for patients’ rights including confidentiality of patient information.

About Stormont Vail Health: Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has been serving the health care needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet® organizationsince 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital, a 586-bed acute care hospital, and Cotton O’Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, which includes more than 250 physicians. Nearly 5,300 employees provide care and support services for patients in the hospital and 35 other locations, including the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center, Cancer Center, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Digestive Health Center, Pediatrics clinics and 10 regional primary care clinics. Stormont Vail Health is committed to its mission of improving the health of the community by being a national leader in providing compassionate, high quality and efficient integrated care through collaboration that results in a healthier community.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.