Licensed Practical Nurse - Transitional Care Unit - Meyer Orthopedic Rehabilitation Hospital

Best in Class Work Environment

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  • Best Employers by State – Missouri – 2023 – Forbes

Benefits

• $4,000 Sign-On Bonus available, up to 40 hours of front-loaded Time Off
• Clinical Ladder pay eligible up to an additional $1.00 per hour
• Robust, fully customizable benefits package including Medical/Vision/Dental and more!
  • No cost eCare visits
  • Employer-provided mental health services for employees and eligible family members
• Retirement with employer match up to 5%
• Tuition discounts and reimbursement available for continuing your education
• CoxHealth Fitness Center and Child Care discounts

Want to be a member of an interdisciplinary team that is patient focused?  Working daily with all types of adult patients from cardiac to trauma to ortho and neuro. We focus on the patient returning home at their maximum level of abilities. As a nurse you have frequent interactions with the patient and family providing immediate care and education for a successful transition home.   

 Job Summary

• • The Licensed Practical Nurse working in the Transitional Care Unit is responsible to provide direct care of the adult/geriatric patient experiencing prolonged general medical or post-operative recovery. The LPN provides care based on the patients’ needs, which includes medication administration, dressing changes, monitoring of vital signs and skin integrity, documentation in the medical record, and providing patients and families with support and education.

Job Requirements

• • Education
    • Required: Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program
  • Experience
    • Previous nursing experience preferred
  • Skills
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Demonstrates effective knowledge of scope of practice
    • Exhibits valuable time management skills
    • Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills
    • Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment

Licensure/Certification/Registration

LPN license and IV Certification active in the state of Missouri

BLS must be obtained within 90 days