Licensed Practical Nurse

Description :

$5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS ELIGIBLE

POSITION!

SEIU Local 105 - $29.05 -

$38.03

“May be entitled to

translation / bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by

the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Please refer to the

respective collective bargaining agreement for additional

information on such wage premiums :

Job Summary :

Makes members / patients

and their needs a primary focus of ones actions; develops and

sustains productive member / patient relationships. Actively seeks

information to understand member / patient circumstances, problems,

expectations, and needs. Builds rapport and cooperative

relationship with members / patients. Considers how actions or plans

will affect members; responds quickly to meet member / patient needs

and resolves problems. Performs duties as under Nurse Practice Act

(Portions adopted from the Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS

12-38-103).

Essential Responsibilities :

This position knows and

complies with all Kaiser Permanente quality, safety, and emergency

policies and procedures. Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in

work habits and clinical practice in every interaction with

patients, colleagues, providers, and leadership. Ensures patient

safety in the preparation and provisioning of care related to but

not limited to medications including the consistent use of 5 rights

and 3 checks of medication administration, procedures, infection

prevention, fall prevention, including consistent use of two

patient identifiers and procedural time outs. Reports safety

hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working conditions

promptly.

Applies principles of

asepsis and infection control. Maintains a safe and therapeutic

patient care environment, including identifying malfunctioning

equipment.

Supports the physician

and other medical providers in the care and treatment of patients,

including rooming the patient; communicating delays to patient,

provider, and team members; and facilitating the medical providers

schedule. Performs duties and responsibilities with excellence,

enthusiasm, great service orientation demonstrating courteous

behaviors and mannerisms, and by anticipating physician and other

medical providers needs.

Practices

within scope of practice perimeters as inferred by licensure,

standard nursing practice, knowledge, skill level, and KP

guidelines.

Performs routine and

specialized nursing procedures following physicians orders and

approved nursing care plan, e.g. administers treatment using

therapeutic equipment, such as intermittent positive pressure

breathing apparatus; administers medications (including narcotics)

orally or by injections; and provides specialized nursing care to

acutely ill patients. If IV certified LPN, may perform intravenous

therapy, as per Colorado State Board of Nursing Chapter IX.

Monitors patients condition by

observing, collecting, reporting, and recording

objective / subjective data; identifies changes in the patients

condition; collect data and report sign and symptoms of deviation

from normal health status, symptoms and / or reactions to medications

and treatments; initiates appropriate standard emergency procedures

and reports adverse patient conditions to physician, Nursing

Manager, or registered nurse.

Teaches and promotes general preventive health measures to patients

and members of their families regarding home health care, such as

use of medications, administering injections, taking blood

pressure, general post-operative care, and general diabetic care.

Disseminates pre-printed standard aftercare instructions and

pre-printed patient instruction material. Licensed Practical Nurse.

Assists physician with

examinations, treatments and minor surgery, by preparing patient

and room for a specific procedure and attending patient during

procedure.

Records pertinent

information in patients medical chart, e.g., patients nursing

history, physical data, vital signs, symptoms, treatments,

examinations, medications administered, reactions and general

observations, according to standard requirements.

Assists in orienting and training new

employees, as assigned. May perform the duties of a Nursing

Assistant or Medical Receptionist, as required. May

assign / coordinate activities for nursing and medical assistants and

medical receptionist.

Orders,

stores and maintains adequate inventory of supplies and instruments

used by department as assigned.

In

addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for

consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined

by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as

well as specific departmental / organizational initiatives. Also

accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills,

abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and

culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to

purchasers, contracted providers and vendors.

Basic Qualifications :

Experience

• N / A

Education

Graduation from an accredited Practical

Nursing program and licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in the

State of Colorado and completed a minimum of 400 clock hours of

faculty planned clinical experience and guided learning activities

which required direct supervision by faculty, associate nursing

instructional personnel (ANIP) or preceptor who is physically

present or immediately accessible.

High School Diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

Practical Nurse License (Colorado)

Additional

Requirements :

Demonstrated customer service focus and

exemplary service skills.

I.V.

therapy certification may be required for some positions.

Preferred Qualifications :

Six (6) months

of experience with adults, pediatrics and / or trauma preferred.

I.V. therapy certification

preferred.

BLS preferred.