LPN / Licensed Practical Nurse - Inpatient Psychiatry - Per Diem - Variable

The LPN, Under the general direction of a registered nurse and according to established policies and procedures, coordinates total nursing care for patients, participates in-patient and family teaching, and works cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient care team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Maintains the standards of nursing care and policies and procedures of ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital and the nursing department. Actively continues to promote self-learning of current professional developments, treatments, and techniques in nursing to provide quality care.

TYPICAL DUTIES:

• Contributes to the observation, planning, implementation and evaluation of care of assigned patients.
• Possesses knowledge and respects patient rights.
• Collects patient information on health data from the patient and others. Data collection includes documentation of biophysical, psychosocial, cognitive and environmental factors.
• Contributes to the identification of life cycle and developmental stage and documents the health education, environmental, and discharge needs on admission and throughout the patients hospital stay. Considers self-care factors, educational factors, and discharge planning factors.
• Identifies the patient�s beliefs, culture, religious and socio-economic status.
• Recognizes routine and urgent patient needs.
• Initiates action and notifies the RN. Performs safely in urgent and emergency situations based on collected data.
• Collaborates with the RN and other members of the health care team toward the planning of patient care and identification of discharge needs. Supervisory and peer evaluation reflect evidence of cooperation and contributions to plan of care.
• Prioritizes and implements the plan of care as delegated by the RN. Provides appropriate medications, interventions, and treatment in a safe, accurate, and timely manner and documents according to policy.
• Documents presence of patient/significant other being involved in care.
• Contributes to the evaluation of patient progress toward identified goals in the plan of care and revises in collaboration with the RN. Guidelines are adhered to regarding documentation of interventions/evaluative notes