Position Summary / Career Interest:

Under the supervision of the nursing department’s management, the LPN assumes the responsibility for the nursing processes of assessment, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation needed to deliver safe, evidence based care within their scope of practice.

Responsibilities:

• Care of the OB patient will include assisting the RN with position changes in labor, vital signs, I&O, and non-pharmacologic pain management techniques. Postpartum care to include care of the postpartum family in the immediate postpartum period and ongoing through discharge. Will assist with breastfeeding and direct care of the well newborn.
• Care of pediatric patients will be limited to 12 years of age and older, 80lbs and over.
• Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of OB, postpartum, and medical/ surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit as outlined in the unit orientation checklist
• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychologic and cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled, consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
• Performs documentation on the floor and in the patient record, in a timely, accurate and concise manner.
• Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events.
• Follows organizational policies & procedures in providing safe patient care.
• Attends all mandatory inservices and participates in staff meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned / required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Knowledge of general nursing theory and practice.
• Knowledge of principles, methods and techniques involved in performing general nursing services and adapting or modifying standards of nursing practices for care of specific medical cases.
• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licensure in the State of Kansas or has work permit from the State Board of Nursing.
• BLS certification required or must complete BLS certification with in the first two weeks of employment.
• Additional certification may be required for certain patient care settings or populations.
• Specific information and the time frame in which such certification must be attained will be provided by the department director/manager/supervisor at time of hire/transfer into department.

HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:

Primary - required (routine) to do the job
Secondary - required for the job, but mostly be exception
None - no approved access

Description of Information Level
Primary:

• Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion
• Clinical Information (information that describes a patient's health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical

None:

• Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates
• Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes None

Infection Control:
Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Training's could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.