About this role
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Job Description Summary
Performs nursing care activities for individuals in the Medical/Surgical Unit. Actively accepts, understands, and practices appropriate standards of Medical/Surgical nursing. Contributes to the nursing assessment of the Medical/Surgical patient. Participates in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Actively supports the mission, vision, and values of the hospital and department. Performs various activities related to the needs of adult and geriatric Medical/Surgical patients in accordance with the hospital’s established policies and procedures and the Alabama Board of Nursing.
Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current LPN license in the state;
- Required two years of hospital LPN experience (for float pool LPNs only).
LANGUAGE/ COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English
SKILLS:
- Successful course completion in Basic Cardiac Life Support;
- Successful course completion of institutional basic EKG course (interpretation of life-threatening dysrhythmias);
- Annual completion of “Unit Specific” Competency requirements as delineated in unit specific competency tool;
- Must show initiative and ability to function independently;
- Experience in operating personal computers, including operation of computer software in a Windows environment (preferred).
Shift
DayShift Details
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
FTE
0.2
Type
Per Diem
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Equal Employment Employer
Southeast Health is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Southeast Health will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Other facts
About Southeast Health
Since opening its doors in 1957, Southeast Health has provided for the changing healthcare needs of the growing communities it serves which includes about 600,000 residents neighboring communities and counties of Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. Our progress represents the culmination of distinguished service by dedicated board members, physicians, employees and volunteers, and a supportive community.
It takes more than technology and a modern facility to treat people. It takes a team of dedicated, well-trained professionals to continually deliver quality healthcare. Employing about 2,500, Southeast Health is recognized as one of the largest employers in the region and is proud of its reputation of providing a positive and responsive work environment. Southeast Health's medical staff consists of more than 225 active members and just over 400 total members either board certified or board prepared in specialties representing virtually every area of medicine.
Through innovation and sustained performance, Southeast Health, a 420-bed regional referral center, has achieved the reputation of providing the best diagnostic, clinical, surgical and patient care services available in the region.
What you'll do
- Perform nursing care activities for individuals in the Medical/Surgical Unit and contribute to the nursing assessment of the Medical/Surgical patient. Participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
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