LPN - OAGH Med Surg - PRN

p style="text-align:left"bspanWe#39;ve made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, spanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspan class="WGS0"and innovate.  We believe/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.  /span/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bspanAt Ochsner, whether you work with patients spanevery day/span or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters.  Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! /span/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pThis job provides direct care (including IV therapy) of assigned patients within the framework of the Licensed Practical Nurse Act under the direction of a registered nurse. Directs and assists ancillary nursing staff with assigned duties and interacts with the multidisciplinary team and other personnel. Demonstrates professional responsibilities and is responsible for own practice and assists other members of the healthcare team in providing the highest quality personalized patient care.pbuEducation/u/b/ppRequired - High school diploma or equivalent./ppbr /buWork Experience/u/bbr /Required - None./ppbr /buCertifications/u/b/ppRequired - Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in state of practice./ppBasic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association./ppPreferred - IV Therapy Credentials./pp/ppbuKnowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)/u/b/pullipGood time management and organizational skills and ability to be self directed./p/lilipAbility to demonstrate good judgement, work with and maintain confidential information, and working in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision./p/lilipGood interpersonal skills./p/lilipDelegation skills./p/li/ulp/ppbuJob Duties/u/b/pullipEffectively uses the nursing process in the delivery of patient care through data gathering, planning, and evaluation./p/lilipProvides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served./p/lilipCommunicates effectively and professionally with all patients, guests, family members and co-workers to ensure a quality patient experience./p/lilipAdapts to rapid change in a positive manner throughout the day as needs of the unit / department change./p/lilipManages personal professional development and maintains required clinical knowledge, technical skills, training and credentials./p/lilipPerforms other related duties as required./p/li/ulp/ppThe above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time./ppbr /This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance amp; Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.br /The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.br / /ppbuPhysical and Environmental Demands/u/bbr /The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./pp/ppHeavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.   (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible./pp/ppDuties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue./ppThe incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. There may be an occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases./pp/ppBecause the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role./pp/ppbAre you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!/b/pp/ppbiOchsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on this careers website./i/b/pp/ppispanIndividuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position/spanspan: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington,span /spanand Washington D.C./span/i/pp/ppbiOchsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible to all users.  If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website, or if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR Employee Solution Center at 504-842-4748 (select option 1) or /i/ba href="mailto:careers#64;ochsner.org" target="_blank"bicareers#64;ochsner.org/i/b/abi. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications./i/b/pp/ppspanOchsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities./span/pp/p