LPN/LVN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Company: Tact Medical Staffing
Location: Cape Girardeau
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Hospital - New York City, NY

**Temp Contract Assignment**

**Full Time Schedule: 730am-5pm**

Responsibilities:

• Performs charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinates with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care.
• Escalates material or staffing resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager or Nursing Shift Manager.
• Demonstrates patient focused and cost effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources.
• Documents in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care.
• Facilitates patient throughput on shift basis.
• Contributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the healthcare team.
• Advances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert.
• Projects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy.
• Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient and family.
• Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others.
• Acquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health community needs
• Participates in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees and unit initiatives.
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  Requirements:
  
  • NYS RN or LPN License
  • Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred. Associate degree in nursing is considered only with relevant experience and/or active matriculation in a BSN Program
  • BLS
  • 2 years of medicine experience
  • Minimum 2 years RN or LPN experience
    *For IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION - text Cynthia @ 646-904-5306*

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