Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Medical Unit

LPN Opportunities At Banner Wyoming Medical Center

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Living in Casper you will find that mountain trails, fishing, access to lakes are within minutes from the hospital. Being centrally located in the state also allows you to easily travel through the state to take in all Wyoming has to offer such as, the Big Horn Mountains, Thermopolis Hot Springs, and Yellowstone National Park to name a few. You will find that Casper is a city yet has a small-town feel, getting to see your teammates outside of work and finding yourself waving to patients that you helped make a difference in!

As a LPN on the Medical Unit, you will be joining a 65 bed unit within the hospital. This unit prides itself on teamwork as it serves a variety of patients ranging from Infectious Disease all the way up to Nephrology and everything in between.

Available Opportunities:

• Full time nights
• Full time days

Banner Wyoming Medical Center is located in the heart of Casper Wyoming. As the state's largest inpatient facility, Wyoming Medical Center is known and highly regarded for its cardiac and stroke services. With 249 beds and a level 2 trauma center, Wyoming Medical Center is proud to serve the entire state of Wyoming.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides nursing care under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse and/or licensed physician, and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under his or her direction. This position observes, contributes to the plan of care, implements, reports and documents patient care in accordance with department policies, standard of care and state scope of practice. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to contribute to the assessment of data and to plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Observes, compiles and reports the patient's physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Contributes to plan of care under direction of registered nurse, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Implements care based on delegated interventions identified in care plan and medical orders, within scope of practice.
• Reports condition of patient, including signs and symptoms which may be indicative of change in the patient's condition to the registered nurse and/or physician.
• Documents observation, implementation and data in the patient record.
• May plan, organize, develop and coordinate the completion of documentation and the input of patient assessment data as required by federal regulation.
• May coordinate the admission process including new resident evaluations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess a current, valid LPN or LVN license in state of practice, temporary LPN or LVN license in state of practice, or compact LPN or LVN licensure for current state of practice. BLS certification is required. Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice. Completion of a state approved IV therapy program may be required in certain facilities and/or departments in accordance with state scope of practice, regulatory requirements or facility/ department policy. Banner Registry and Travel positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting. Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a LPN or LVN in the specialty area. Employees working for Banner Home Care AZ must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in designated clinical area is preferred. Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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