LVN Charge Internal Medicine Temple
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: May 14, 2022
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Job Description:
JOB SUMMARY $3K Sign-On Bonus Available (External candidates
only) The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Charge is a licensed
nurse who uses the nursing BSWH professional practice model to
deliver patient care as part of the health care team in a
particular unit in the hospital or clinic. Using the nursing
process and under appropriate supervision, the LVN performs focused
assessments and contributes to care planning, interventions, and
evaluations. The LVN documents the assessment information and
changes in patient conditions in accordance with the Texas Nursing
Practice Act (NPA). As LVN Charge, may assign specific tasks and
supervise nursing care by other LVNs or UAPs. The Charge Nurse
holds nurses accountable for providing appropriate care including,
where appropriate, taking disciplinary or other corrective action
with support from the designated manager. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF
THE ROLE Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts
accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards.
Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops,
implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to
meet clinical outcomes. Responsibly directs employees and, where
appropriate, addresses their grievances and concerns and/or
recommends and meaningfully participates in decisions on those
matters. Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and
effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to,
nursing sensitive indicators. Supports evidence-based practice
changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives. Words
and actions are congruent and holds others accountable for the
same. Caring Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe
and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff.
Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and
maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and
physical pain with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and
preventing unnecessary suffering. Response to Diversity:
Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's
unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender,
race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values,
into an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency:
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and
rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates
an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family
values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical
concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for
patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health
care team and community; integrating appropriate education
throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or
make informed decisions about their health care and treatments,
including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and
documents learning needs and outcomes. Collaboration: Works
collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community
to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and
sensitive to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates
tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Effectively implements changes in the department. Makes and
modifies staffing assignments and clearly communicates thereof.
Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for
problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that
resources are limited and considers factors related to safety,
effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient
care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work
environment through participating in shared governance and
decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Provides feedback on performance for staff growth and
development and annual evaluation. Demonstrates commitment to
community service. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS Knowledge and understanding
of nursing and patient care standards and procedures. Knowledge of
laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying
and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards,
protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of
nursing care applicable to the area of assignment. Knowledge of
medical terminology; principles and practices of health promotion,
risk reduction, illness and disease prevention and management;
medications and drugs, common dosages, their physical and
physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions. Knowledge of
medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in
writing. Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide-range of
constituencies. Must have critical thinking and problem-solving
skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of
patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing
staff members and physicians/providers. Ability to provide
age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients
through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with
sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience.
General computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft
Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems,
electronic medical documentation, and email. BENEFITS Our
competitive benefits package includes the following Immediate
eligibility for health and welfare benefits 401(k) savings plan
with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% Tuition Reimbursement PTO
accrual beginning Day 1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position
type and/or level QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited
Program MAJOR - Nursing EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION License Pract/Vocational Nurse
(LVN) Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire
or transfer.
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple , LVN Charge Internal Medicine Temple, Other , Temple, Texas
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