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Job Description Summary
Utilizing the skill and knowledge of a Licensed Practical Nurse renders direct and indirect patient care in support of medical care and in accordance with established standards of care, as well as policies and procedures of Southeast Health. Contributes to the nursing assessment. Responsible for promoting positive relationships and teamwork among employees and between departments. Responsible and accountable for own clinical practice, as well as the quality and quantity of nursing care given to patients by nursing personnel.
Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Alabama nursing license.
- BCLS certification (current).
- Successful completion of Southeast Health pharmacology exam.
- Computer literacy. Medical Office
- Experience preferred.
LANGUAGE/ COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to effectively communicate in an emergency situation.
SKILLS:
- Basic typing skills.
- Effective telephone techniques.
- Ability to perform patient assessment including, but not limited to: vital signs, history, medication reconciliation and administering of medications.
- Ability to document patient assessment.
Shift
DayShift Details
First
FTE
1
Type
Regular
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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
- The RN/LPN is responsible for rendering direct and indirect patient care in support of medical care and in accordance with established standards. They contribute to nursing assessments and promote positive relationships and teamwork among employees and departments.
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