Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Night Shift

Description:

Full Time Night Shift 3p-3:30a

Education

Minimum: High School diploma. Graduate from a state accredited nursing program. Current State of Michigan Practical Nurse Licensure (LPN) required. Completes required elements to maintain Michigan Practical Nurse licensure. Must maintain current BLS certification and CEUs for re-licensure.

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Related Experience

Minimum: Experience in a healthcare setting as an LPN.

Preferred: Hospital experience.

Computer Competency

Familiarity with standard desktop and Windows based computer system, including email, e-learning, intranet, and computer navigation. Ability to use other software required to perform essential functions.

Physical/Mental

Minimum: Physically and mentally capable of performing position requirements. Must be able to push, pull or lift a minimum of 35 pounds. Frequent standing, walking. Occasional bending stooping, twisting. Ability to hear speech, speak, use near-far vision and fine motor skills. Ability to perform continuously detailed tasks with frequent interruptions and work prioritization.

WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Works in a patient care environment. Includes exposure to conditions which may be considered particularly disagreeable to sight, touch, sound, smell and taste.

2. Works with patients that have infectious communicable diseases/viruses.

AGES OF PATIENTS SERVED

 Newborns  Pediatrics  Adolescents  Adults  Geriatrics  NA

See department specific checklist .

CORE VALUES

• Reverence – We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.

• Commitment to Those Who Are Poor – We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.

• Justice – We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.

• Stewardship – We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.

• Integrity – We are faithful to who we say we are.

• Safety – We embrace a culture that prevents harm and nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• The LPN role works directly under the supervision of an RN.

• Assists the RN in the application of the nursing process to assigned patients.

• Provides or assists patients with ADLS.

• Documents assessments, interventions and patient response, and initiates care plans in the Electronic Health Record (EHR). Initiates care plans. A LICENSED REGISTERED NURSE COSIGNS ALL DOCUMENTATION BY THE LPN.

Monitoring and Maintenance of the following:

• Feeding Pump and Tubes

• Drains

• Specialty Beds

• Continuous and Intermittent Bladder Irrigation (according to unit specific competencies)

• Suction: NG, Salem, Hemovac, and Pleurevac.

• Foley and Suprapubic Cath Care

• Rectal Tubes

May Perform the following Clinical Skills:

• Medication Administration

• Oral (excluding narcotics)

• Rectal (excluding narcotics)

• IM (excluding narcotics)

• Sub-Q

• Eye and Ear Drops

• Topical

• Transdermal (excluding narcotics)

• Sublingual

• NG and Peg Tube Feeding and Meds (excludes narcotics)

• Foley Insertion and Discontinuation

• Suctioning

• Dressing Changes/Wound Care

• Trach Care

• Suture/Staple Removal

• Tube Feedings

• Vital Signs

• Enemas

• Insertion and D/C of peripheral IVs

• Vital Signs

• Blood Sugar Monitoring

• Bladder Scans

• Enemas

The following is NOT in the scope of the LPN role:

• Taking Physician Verbal or Phone Orders

• Maintaining and/or hanging IVs, IV Pump, PCAs, and IVPB

• Narcotic Administration

• Administering IVP medications

• Blood Transfusions

• Delegation

• Admissions and Discharges

• Disease specific patient education.

• EKG monitoring and Interpretation

• NG/Feeding Tube Insertion

SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION

To ensure appropriate utilization of Protected Health Information (PHI) associated with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Confidentiality of Information Standards, as well as other regulatory entities, individuals employed in this position will be granted systems and information access as appropriate for this position.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran