Job description

Job description

Why Shepherd Center

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Shepherd Center which is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 BEST rehabilitation hospitals in the nation. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit and medical components on-site, allowing us to begin the rehabilitation process sooner than other rehabilitation hospitals.

What You’ll Be Doing

The position would require several weeks of on-site training and then the employee would be able to work from home 4 days per week and would come into the office one day per week. The office day is not the same day every week. The hours are 830a-4:15p

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) ensures that the ANA scope and standards of practice and the code of ethics for nurses are the foundation for nursing practice.

• Promotes high quality care, outcomes, nursing research, and evidence based practice and contributes to building and maintaining a strong environment that facilitates collaboration to achieve quality outcomes.
• Utilizes a consistent, patient-focused care approach to meet patient needs and demonstrates initiatives to utilize a holistic approach to identify patient needs.
• Utilizes analytical skills and advanced assessment skills necessary to assess a patient’s condition and utilize that data through the nursing process and clinical judgement to provide comprehensive care.
• Core LPN practices including admission and discharge processes, physical assessments, medication administration and management, lab specimen collection, glucose monitoring, documentation, patient/family education, wound care, pre-op and post-op care, ostomy care, orthotic devices, and pain management.

Required Minimum Education

• Graduate of an accredited LPN program.

Required Minimum Certification

• BLS required.
• Active Georgia LPN license.

Required Minimum Experience

• Minimum one (1) year LPN experience preferred.

Required Minimum Skills

• Basic computer skills.
• Basic competencies are expected in nursing practice, patient and employee safety, infection control, performance improvement, practice innovation, professional nursing practice, standards of clinical nursing practice, and systems for patient safety.
• Demonstrates competency in time management, organization, prioritization and critical thinking by planning and organizing work assignments and prioritizing the specific needs of the patient.
• Takes responsibility for growing professionally and seek opportunities for improving skills.
• Communicates effectively using timely verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
• Willingly adapts to changing work demands and work environment.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and makes sound judgments to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
• Maintains congenial working relationships with others.
• Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
• Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements by determined due date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with patients with Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, and/or behavioral health preferred.

Physical Demands

• Uses body, tools, or special devices to safely, effectively, and efficiently to move, guide, or place patients. Involves some latitude for judgement with regard to precision attained and the selection of what adaptive device(s) to utilize.
• Ability to transfer and position patients, consistent with lifting up to 50 lbs.

Working Conditions

• Normal patient care environment.
• Some potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.
• Some potential exposure to infectious viruses.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits

Medical specialties:

• Critical & Intensive Care
• Pain Medicine
• Wound Care

Physical setting:

• Long term care
• Rehabilitation center

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

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