Licensed Practical Nurse - Medical Specialties (Sign On Bonus Available)

Licensed Practical Nurse - Medical Specialties (Sign On Bonus Available) - 2112605

**Job** : LPN

**Primary Location** : TN-Nashville-The Vanderbilt Clinic (TVC)

**Organization** : Med Spec Clinic Clinical Staff 303517

**Shift:** : First Shift

**Description**

**Licensed Practical Nurse - Medical Specialties**

**Requisition 2112605**

**Your Role:**

The Licensed Practical Nurse will:

· Support the licensed healthcare team members in the provision of patient care to include direct patient care, providing healthcare information to patients/families, and following established plan of care

· Work in close collaboration with the RN or a licensed healthcare team member to evaluate the patient's plan of care and progress toward goal attainment

· All patient care activities are undertaken with the delegation/supervision of a licensed professional in accordance with VUMC standards and licensure regulations

**Department Summary:**

The Vanderbilt Rheumatology Clinic cares for patients with complex multi-system autoimmune diseases, inflammatory arthritis, osteoporosis and musculoskeletal disorders. Our rheumatologists and other specialists offer the best possible personalized care for these challenging and often frustrating conditions.

**$10,000 signing bonus available to eligible new hire for this position.***

***LPN Sign-On Bonus Eligibility Requirements:**

+ The sign on bonus is available to full-time Licensed Practical Nurse with experience

+ This sign on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past two years

+ The sign-on bonus will be paid out in 60 days

**Position Shift:**

The clinic is open Monday - Friday. Hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ Collaborates with patients/families and health care providers in the delivery of health care services.

+ Partners with the healthcare team by following established plan of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes.

+ Support plans to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.

+ The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

**TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:**

_LPN PATIENT EDUCATION (NOVICE):_ - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

_LPN CARE PLANNING (NOVICE):_ - Participates in the development of the plan of care in consultation with the licensed healthcare team. Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously, prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.

_CLINICAL PATIENT DOCUMENTATION (NOVICE):_ - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient documentation in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments. Contributes to the nursing assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data in an accurate and timely manner.

_CLINICAL COMPETENCY (NOVICE):_ - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate nursing interventions (such as wound care, point of care testing, vitals signs, etc.) in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

**CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:**

+ Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.

+ Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.

+ Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.

+ Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

**CORE CAPABILITIES:**

SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (S2):

+ - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.

+ - Builds and Maintains Relationships : Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.

+ - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.

DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (S2):

+ - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.

+ - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns tosupervisors in a timely manner.

+ - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.

ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (S2):

+ - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.

+ - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.

+ - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.

MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (S2):

+ - Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.

+ - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.

+ - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.

FOSTERING INNOVATION (S2):

+ - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.

+ - Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.

+ - Adapts to Change: Embraces change by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

**Basic Qualifications**

Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) and 1 year relevant experience

**Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):**

+ Licensed Practical Nurse Required

**Additional Qualification Information:**

+ Based on regulations from the TN Board of Nursing and VUMC policy, LPNs have the following practice limitations: (1)May NOT initiate the administration of blood or blood products, (2)May NOT administer experimental drugs (research drugs used in studies for anything other than indications for use by the pharmaceutical company), (3)May NOT administer any intravenous chemotherapeutic agents, (4)May NOT administer IV push medication.

**Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:**

+ Heavy Work category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 10 to 20 lbs. of force continually to move objects.

**Movement**

+ Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position

+ Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device

+ Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.

+ Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles

+ Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

+ Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.

+ Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.

+ Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.

+ Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.

+ Frequent: Walking: Moving about on foot.

+ Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another

+ Frequent: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.

+ Frequent: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces

+ Frequent: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.

+ Frequent: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.

+ Frequent: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.

+ Frequent: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.

**Sensory**

+ Frequent: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.

+ Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information

+ Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.

+ Continuous: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.

+ Continuous: Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.

**Environmental Conditions**

+ Occasional: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.

+ Frequent: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.

**Req ID:** 2112605

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