What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN position at Altru Health?
Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our team. The successful candidate will perform and document assessments, provide patient care, and communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in identifying patient needs, priorities of care, and goals based on patient's age, ethnic origin, economic status, lifestyle, creed, or philosophical beliefs.
- Demonstrate competency and ability to carry out department-specific functions according to the department's standards of care, policies, and procedures.
- Function as a member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to the implementation of an integrated patient-centered care plan.
- Assign or delegate nursing interventions to other persons for which that person has the necessary skills and competence to accomplish safely.
- Identify early warning signs of a change in a patient's condition and report accordingly.
- Collaborate and communicate relevant and timely patient information with patients/families and other multidisciplinary team members.
- Participate in health education approved by a licensed practitioner.
- Assist in discharge planning, appropriate education, and counseling based on identified needs.
Certifications:
- Licensed Practical Nurse | Minnesota Board of Nursing
- Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association
Physical Demands:
- Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)
- Stand: Frequently (34-66%)
- Walk: Frequently (34-66%)
- Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)
- Reach: Frequently (34-66%)
- Crawl: Not Applicable
- Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)
- Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)
- Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)
- See: Continuously (67-100%)
- Hear: Continuously (67-100%)
Weight Demands:
- Lift - Floor to Waist Level: Medium (20-40 pounds)
- Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)
- Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)
- Slide/Transfer: Medium (20-40 pounds)
Working Conditions:
- Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)
- Outdoor: Not Applicable
- Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable
Driving Requirement Definitions:
- Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
- Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
- Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
- Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.
Driving Requirement for this position: Infrequent Driver
