LPN/Licensed Practical Nurse

Description
Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal - it's a commitment.
Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear.
At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention - because healing every soul is our sole focus.
Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network.
Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology - it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through graduate medical education, a Pharmacy Residency Program, and our Institute for Simulation Learning.
Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness.
This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years.
Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.
A Brief Overview
Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or otherwise legally authorized physician/advanced provider the LPN will perform tasks and responsibilities with the framework of case finding; reinforcing the patient and family teaching program through health teaching, health counseling and provision of supportive and restorative care.
Care provided by the LPN will be based on the RN's initial assessment of a patient and subsequent plan of nursing care.
What you will do

Assists the Registered Nurse with the collection, documentation, and communication of data for assigned patients.
Provides for physical and comfort care.
Observes and reports any relevant information and/or changes in the patients' condition to the Registered Nurse.
Documents and communicates patient responses and the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
Routinely utilizes Evidence Based Practice literature, policy and procedure manuals and other available reference materials to ensure consistency and accuracy in the delivery of care.
Reinforces patient teaching plans as written in the Plan of Care.
Completes all required educational programs annually.
Demonstrates understanding of safety and infection control practices, emergency procedures, fire drills, evacuation procedures, and internal/external disaster plans and procedures
Evaluates the activities/services of ancillary personnel providing nursing care in collaboration with the Registered Nurse.
Participates actively in the Performance Improvement process to evaluate the quality of nursing care delivered to patients.
Understands and demonstrates compliance with all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
Participates in unit-based and organization-wide activities, committees and community activities as appropriate.
Summary of Skills • Provides wound care including dressing changes or application of wound vac under the supervision and guidance of the registered nurse.
• Collects blood, urine and POC glucose specimens, appropriately ◦ Consistently identifies all patients and specimens per hospital and laboratory policies.
◦ Assures phlebotomy is being performed on the correct patient by using two patient identifiers.
◦ Maintains low blood culture contamination rate by using correct blood culture procedures.
◦ Recognizes problems unique to different age groups and adjusts treatment procedures accordingly.
• Administers medication in accordance with hospital policy.
• Insertion and maintenance of intravenous access.
• Midline and central line dressing changes.

Education Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited School of LPN/LVN required

Experience Qualifications

Acute or Sub acute experience preferred
Licenses and Certifications

LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - State Licensure Current unencumbered licensure as an LPN in the state of New Jersey upon hire required and
BCLS - Basic Life Support upon hire required and

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Peace.
Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members.
Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.