Provide direct nursing care and medication administration to a specific patient population while maintaining safe environments. Responsible for patient/family teaching, clinical documentation, and participating in quality improvement activities.
Requirements summary
Requires a High School Diploma or GED and a valid New York State License for Practical Nurse (LPN) along with BLS certification. Effective English communication skills and basic data entry proficiency are also required.
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Job description
City/State
Bronx,
New
York
Grant
Funded:
Yes
Department: Psych - SATP Bargaining
Unit
1199 Work Shift: Day Work Days: ALTERNATE WEEKENDS Scheduled Hours: 10:30 AM-7 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS
Hourly Rate
$38.99 For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors. To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here. The Montefiore Licensed Practice Nurse contributes standards of the practice for nursing as defined by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and Nursing’s Social Policy Statement. The LPN actualizes the vision, mission, values, balanced score card performance measures for Montefiore Medical Center. Participates in performance improvement/research activities; maintains professional practice standards and clinical expertise; and demonstrates leadership skills. Demonstrates core and unit specific competencies based on the patient population served. Contributes to the actualization of the vision, mission, values and philosophy and balanced score card performance measures for the Medical Center. He/she is committed to maintaining the standards of the practice of nursing and is responsible for the delivery of care to the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or elderly patient within their scope of practice. The LPN participates in performance improvement, research activities and maintains clinical expertise Essential Functions:
Provide direct care for a population specific patient assignment reflective of current and status of patient.
Provide patient / family teaching and discharge instructions to meet learning/ discharge needs as identified by RN.
Set priorities, problem-solve, and use proper judgment in difficult situations and be flexible in non-emergent situations
Provide and maintain safe environment for patients/families through preventative and interventional measures
Document patient care per policies and procedures
Participate, promote, and practice continuous quality improvement. Collect and document of data relevant to planning / evaluation of patient care
Communicate effectively with patients/families and members of the health care team
Demonstrate medication administration as per MMC policy and procedure
Responsible and accountable for own practice
Demonstrate body mechanics as it relates to lifting / transfer / procedural assistance and knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patient population served
Use Blood pressure, temperature, breathalyzer, pulse oximeter equipment, electronic clinical information system, and perform phlebotomy
Responsible for maintenance of Customer Service
Benefits
Voluntary Benefits
Discount Programs
Insurance Products
Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient's served
Utilize a teaching and discharge plan based on documented patient/family learning needs, chronological maturation and cognitive ability Qualifications:
High School Diploma / GED required, Associate’s Degree preferred
New York State License for Practical Nurse / LPN & Basic Life Support Certification are required
Effective English communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal required
Ability to use basic data entry and retrieval system required
Additional education required by specialty areas/patient care locations This is a 100% grant funded position. Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Calling All Nurses! Nurse Recruitment Hotline: 718-920-6697; Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve. Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise. An assortment of insurance products and discount programs through Voluntary Benefits. Check out our comprehensive benefits available to you when you join our outstanding team! To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve. To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives. Automated Employment Decision Tools Notice (AEDT)
