PRN LPN Wound Center

div class="grid_15 jdtitle" h1span id="ctl00_CPH_lblJobTitle"04130 LPN Wound Care STRHS-Lawrenceburg Job Description/span/h1 /div div class="bgClear"/div div class="jdsubtitle title" div class="grid_15 prefix_1"Job Summary/div div class="bgClear"/div /div div class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt20 pb20 section-content"span id="ctl00_CPH_lblJobSummary"As supervised and delegated by a registered nurse, provides direct patient care in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.brbrReports to: Director of Wound CarebrbrFLSA: Non-exempt/span/div div class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt20 pb20 section-content" div class="jdsubtitle title" div class="grid_15 prefix_1 "span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lblExpectationType"Essential Functions/span/div div class="bgClear"/div /div div class="pt10 pb20 section-content" div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl0_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblStandards"spanUnder the direction of an RN, contributes to the assessment of patients by collecting data for analysis by an RN./span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl1_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl1_lblStandards"spanPerforms plan of care interventions, including specimen collection and wound care. May administer/spanspanmedication. Documents patient care given./span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl2_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl2_lblStandards"spanAssists RN with development of plan of care./span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl3_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl3_lblStandards"spanAssists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation./span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl4_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl4_lblStandards"spanMonitors, documents, and communicates patient's status and reactions to interventions with RN, physician, patient, and families./span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl5_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl1_lstExpectations_ctrl5_lblStandards"spanWorks as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient./span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div /div div class="jdsubtitle title" div class="grid_15 prefix_1 "span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl2_lblExpectationType"Nonessential Functions/span/div div class="bgClear"/div /div div class="pt10 pb20 section-content" div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl2_lstExpectations_ctrl0_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl2_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblStandards"span• Perform other duties as assigned./spanspan• Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service, projects and committees as assigned./spanspan• Adheres to and supports policies and procedures of the STRHS./spanspan• Works scheduled shifts including overtime, when necessary./spanspan• Accepts all call schedule as directed./spanspan• Maintains a neat and professional appearance in compliance to the existing dress code./span/span/div div class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10" div class="jdsubtitle title" div class="grid_15 prefix_1 "span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl4_lblExpectationType"Organizational Expectations/span/div div class="bgClear"/div /div div class="pt10 pb20 section-content" div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl4_lstExpectations_ctrl0_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl4_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblStandards"span• Compliance to the STRH - Lawrenceburg Standards of Performance is required./spanspan• Compliance to Dress Code Standards/spanspan• Should this job description be filled by a PRN employee, they will be subject to the requirements of that position./span/span/div /div /div /div /divbr div class="jdsubtitle title" div class="grid_15 prefix_1 "span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lblExpectationType"Job Requirements/span/div div class="bgClear"/div /div div class="pt10 pb20 section-content" div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl0_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblExpectation" class="b"Minimum Education/spanspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl0_lblStandards"spanCurrent and active Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Tennessee./span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl1_divExpectation" class="grid_14 prefix_1 suffix_1 pt10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl1_lblExpectation" class="b"Required Skills/spanspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl1_lblStandards"spanRequires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action./span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl2_divExpectation" class="prefix_1 suffix_1 grid_14"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl2_lblExpectation"/spanspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl2_lblStandards"spanCertifications:/spanspanBasic Life Support (BLS) (may be obtained week one of orientation, before patient care)/span/span/div div class="bgClear"/div div id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl3_divExpectation" class="prefix_1 suffix_1 grid_14 pb10"span id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl3_lblExpectation"/spanspan id="ctl00_CPH_lstExpectationsTypes_ctrl0_lstExpectations_ctrl3_lblStandards"spanLicenses: Current and active Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Tennessee./span/span/div /divbr *!h1spanspanFor Technical Assitance Please Email a href="mailto:Lifepointsupport@hcpros.net"Lifepointsupport@hcpros.net/a/span/span/h1 h1spanstrongspanAlso, Please view our a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-UkdW7CgG_iaExmdUFzeEhNd2M/view?usp=sharing"Frequently Asked Questions/a/span/strong/span/h1 p /p pstrong /strong/p