Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Surgical Nursing - Full-time

Min: USD $24.68/Hr. Max: USD $39.49/Hr. Overview: p style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative measures as directed by Registered Nurse./span/p Qualifications: p style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.  Current registration in Illinois for practice as a licensed practical nursing.  Six months experience preferred./span/p Responsibilities: ul style="margin-top: 0in;"li style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Collects patient data within the clinical standards; reports significant variances to registered nurse./span/lili style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Establishes workload priorities and offer input into plan of care; encourages patient participation in plan of care./span/lili style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Provides and documents care within standards of practice, policies and procedures and protocols consistent with the patient plan of care under supervisor of an RN./span/lili style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Identifies expected outcomes individualized to patient needs under RN guidance./span/lili style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Demonstrates competency in all required areas, including department-specific, age-specific, medication administration, and use of equipment./span/lili style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Assumes responsibility for professional development by:/span/liul style="margin-top: 0in;"li style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Maintaining ongoing continuing education,/span/lili style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Contributing to professional development of peers, and /span/lili style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Participating in CQI./span/li/ulli style="margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"Performs other duties as assigned./span/li/ul