LPN-Younker 8 Medical/Respiratory- Methodist

Acute LPN- Younker 8 Medical/Respiratory- Methodist

Full-Time and Part-Time, weekend and holiday rotation

Nights and Days

Benefits Eligible

Shift Differential for qualifying shifts

Sign-On Bonus: $5,000 for qualifying candidates

Younker 8 is a 23 bed Medical Surgical unit that provides an enriching learning experience while caring for patients with a variety of diagnoses specializing in pulmonary conditions. Younker 8 offers opportunities to advance critical thinking skills and nursing autonomy within our multidisciplinary team. Our nursing team has a voice to advocate for change in the nursing profession. Through collaboration with our resident physicians, professional governance council, and nurse residency projects, we utilize evidence based practice to make a difference in our patient care. Consider joining our team to help shape tomorrow.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Commitment to our Team – For the third consecutive year, we're proud to be recognized as a  Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare  for our commitment to our team members.
• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience  a culture  guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development – We believe equipping you with support and  development opportunities  is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit  https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org/  to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.

Clinical Excellence & Patient Care

• Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care for people with physical disability and chronic illness
• Participates in patient/family educational activities and uses appropriate resources to implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with patients and their families
• Performs hands-on nursing care by utilizing the nursing process to achieve quality outcomes for patients
• Reinforces the care provided by other team members
• Provides direction and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel (e.g., Patient Care Technician), demonstrates clinical judgment appropriate for the states LPN scope of practice, uses problem solving techniques and time-management principles, and delegates appropriately
• Coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to facilitate achievement of overall goals
• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills to develop a rapport with patients, their families, and health team members and to ensure the fulfilment of requirements for legal documentation and reimbursement
• Maintains a strong commitment to the multidisciplinary health care team
• Contributes to the assessment of the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of patients and their families, as well as their educational and discharge needs
• Collaborates with other rehabilitation team members and contributes to the dynamic interdisciplinary plan of care
• Implements the interdisciplinary plan of care within the scope of LPN/LVN practice and provides nursing care and education directly or through ancillary personnel, as needed, to maintain and restore function and prevent complications and further loss
• Contributes to the evaluation of the nursing care and to the modification of the plan as needed to achieve measurable goals and objectives
• Contributes to the interdisciplinary team process at team conferences and other team meetings and offers input into team decision making within their scope of practice.
• Intervenes with team members and other healthcare professionals to ensure that the optimal opportunity for recovery is made available to the patient.
• Collaborates with the staff nurse and other team members to achieve cost-effective care by utilizing appropriate clinical measures to meet emergent physical, psychosocial, and spiritual situations
• Communicates effectively and interacts in a manner that facilitates the group process and team building.
• Advocates and supports the rights of patients and families with care decisions.
• Practice reflects knowledge of federal/state regulatory and accrediting agencies (e.g., Department of Inspection and Appeals (DIA))

Clinical Excellence & Patient Education

• Reinforces information provided to patients about the disease processes underlying disabilities and teaches nursing techniques to help patients and their families develop the self-care skills necessary to move toward wellness on the illness-wellness continuum
• Provides assistance to patients and their families within his/her scope of practice for future self-management and decision-making responsibilities by fostering patients’ independence and goal achievement
• Reinforces the teaching done by the staff nurse and other specialists and other healthcare disciplines and provides resource materials for patients’ changing needs
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.