Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - Northeast Georgia Physicians Group NGPG - Urgent Care - FT Days 12 hr shifts

About the role

Job Category: Nursing - LPN

Work Shift/Schedule: 12 Hr Morning - Evening

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

Job Summary

Utilizes the nursing process to access, plan, implement and evaluate care to Center patients. Processes and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures for the competent delivery of nursing care.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Currently licensed as an LPN in the State of Georgia. Current BLS certification required or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum Experience:
• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
• Preferred Educational Requirements:
• Preferred Experience: Minimum of two (2) years experience.
• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Successful completion of nursing skills checklist
• Good communication skills - verbal and written
• Excellent Customer Services skills - greet patients and visitors in a professional and caring manner to present a positive impression
• Demonstrates courteous telephone etiquette at all times. Answers telephone identifying clinic and self
• Maintains clear and complete messages and assures proper timely routing
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times
• Plans for patient safety at all times
• Work area is neat and in order
• Ensures correct charging of patient encounters
• Accounts for all supplies utilized; communicates when supplies are needed and designates to the appropriate person

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient's physical and emotional needs and provides appropriate care and intervention.
• Performs the initial assessment upon patient's arrival and develops a plan of care in collaboration with the physician.
• Performs ongoing assessment and communicates assessment and plan of care through written documentation and verbal reports.
• Documents nursing interventions and implements physician's orders in a timely manner.
• Correctly administers and documents medication regime.
• Identifies and implements infection control and safety practices.
• Organizes patient care and demonstrates ability to set priorities by addressing acute needs first and implementing physicians' orders within appropriate time frame.
• Serves as clinical resource for MOA's and other non-licensed staff.
• Complies with network drills, CPR requirements, and any other network or health system requirements.
• Maintains current skills checklist and assist with performing skills checklist on other employees.
• Complies a minimum of six hours continuing education within review year.
• Serves as preceptor to nursing students or new nursing staff members or staff members needing to cross train to learn basic nursing duties.
• Cross trains if necessary to perform basic radiological and laboratory functions.
• Conducts at least one clinically related in-service for center staff during review year.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 50 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65%
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30%
• Intensity of Work: Occasionally 0-30%
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

Additional information

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

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