LPN - Float Pool 7P-7A

Job Specifications/Qualifications

One year experience preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current LPN license in the state of Arkansas

Current BLS Certification

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing

Patient/Family Data Collection

• Performs patient/family data collection to facilitate the identification of clinical,

educational, psychosocial and culture needs.

• Communicates pertinent patient/family data and observation information to

appropriate health team members.

Planning

• Contributes to patient plan of care based on clinical, educational and

psychosocial and cultural needs

• Plans, prioritizes, and organizes patient care task to ensure time and resource

utilization.

• Recognizes the need to resource other health care team members to plan

patient care needs.

Implementation

• Completes routine patient care tasks and medication administration in a safe,

efficient and timely manner.

• Individualizes nursing interventions to meet identified patient/family clinical,

educational, psychosocial and cultural needs.

• Recognizes emergency situation and intervenes appropriately

• Demonstrates the ability to learn, perform and maintain competencies needed

for assigned unit.

Evaluation

• Modifies nursing interventions to meet changing patient needs in collaboration

with the Registered Nurse

• Documents patient care according to department policy

• Modifies and reassess patient plan of care in collaboration with the Registered

Nurse.