Graduate Practical Nurse - Pediatric Outpatient Clinics (LPN Students) (Evergreen)

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Organization:

CHOC Offsite Clinics

Job Summary:

Supports the licensed healthcare team members in the provision of patient care to include direct patient care, providing healthcare information to patients/families, and following established plan of care. All patient care activities are undertaken with the delegation/supervision of a licensed professional in accordance with VUMC standards and licensure regulations.

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POSITION HOURS

Monday – Friday  8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

Monroe Carell is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals, and the largest in the Southeast. We are ranked nationally in 10 specialties, offer the highest-level NICU and emergency care, and partner with experts across Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Our pioneering research and innovation in pediatric health care bring the latest treatments to our hospital and 22 regional and affiliated clinics.

Our Pediatric Outpatient Clinics include:

• A variety of specialties:
  • Urology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Heart Institute
  • Medical Specialties (Infectious Disease, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Spina Bifida)
  • Diabetes
  • Speech Pathology, Craniofacial & Ear, Nose & Throat
  • General Surgery
  • Primary Care
  • Neurology, Genetics, Pain & Plastic Surgery
  • Complex Care, Cystic Fibrosis, GI, Nephrology, Transplant & Pulmonary
  • Developmental Medicine
• A variety of locations:
  • Nashville – Main Campus
  • Nashville – One Hundred Oaks
  • Franklin
  • Hendersonville
  • Cookeville
  • Clarksville
  • Lebanon
  • Murfreesboro
  • Smyrna
  • Jackson
  • Spring Hill
  • Tullahoma

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collaborates with patients/families and health care providers in the delivery of health care services.
• Partners with the healthcare team by following established plan of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes.
• Support plans to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Clinical Competency (Fundamental Awareness): Possesses limited proficiency demonstrating nursing interventions (such as wound care, point of care testing, vitals signs, etc.) in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• LPN Patient Education (Fundamental Awareness): Possesses limited proficiency to demonstrate patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• LPN Care Planning (Fundamental Awareness): Assists in development of the plan of care in consultation with the licensed healthcare team. Demonstrates limited ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously, prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
• Clinical Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.

 Our Nursing Philosophy:  

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. 

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