LPN: INTEGRATED MEDICINE - PART-TIME

Shift: Part Time Days, One 12 Hour Shift 0700-1930 per week, 1 summer and 1 winter holiday
Department: Integrated Medicine Salary Range: $21.27/hr - $33.54/hr, based on applicable work experience, plus shift differentials of $3 for weekends, $2.50 nights, $1.50 evenings

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is seeking a dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse to provide compassionate nursing care. Join our team and make a difference by meeting our patients with warmth and expertise, observing and adapting to their needs, and collaborating seamlessly with our healthcare community. Your commitment to safety and quality care will echo our mission, contributing to an atmosphere where patients thrive and satisfaction soars. Become a vital part of MU Health Care and bring your passion to the forefront of exceptional healthcare.

WHAT IS INTEGRATED MEDICINE?

Integrated Medicine is a 24-bed unit that provides a safe environment for medical and surgical patients who also have behavioral needs. This unit takes an innovative approach to serve patients' complex medical and behavioral needs in one thoughtfully designed location. Extensive safety features such as video monitoring technology and anti-elopement measures are integrated to ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for our staff, patients, and visitors. We aim to remember that we are working in the patient's home away from home rather than having the mindset that these patients are visiting our workspace. RN Staff will be working with Care Team Associates (nurse techs), Milieu Specialists, Therapy Professionals, and dedicated physician staff to provide comprehensive patient care with 4/5:1 RN ratios. Service line supervisors provide 24/7 support to nursing staff. The secure unit has all private rooms, with an open floor plan allowing for patients to socialize and work on community skills with the assistance of our Milieu Specialist. A dedicated Behavioral Health Social Worker assists with meeting the patient's discharge planning needs so that they are able to discharge to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment. Daily interdisciplinary huddles occur to ensure patient care is cohesive and complete.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals - including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital - and over 90 specialty clinics located throughout the region.

As an MU Health Care employee, you'll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives. Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.

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DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Interview patients to record their medical history. Measure and record patient vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.

Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.

Under the direction and plan of an RN, manage patient care according to patient needs. Provide quality care to patients and work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest patient satisfaction.

Follow all safety, security, and infection control, policies and procedures. Perform all tasks to ensure the safety of self, patient, and co-workers.

Maintain the standards of nursing care and departmental criteria to ensure they are aligned with the MU Health Care Mission and Goals.

Participate in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups.

Perform patient care duties and procedures following department policy, established protocol and standard of care, or directed by primary RN or Charge Nurse.

May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Missouri Board of Nursing LPN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state LPN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state LPNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

LPN IV Therapy board certification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.