LPN - Cardio-Pulmonary (Inpatient)
Company: CARLE
Location: Champaign
Posted on: October 11, 2024
Job Description:
***$2,500 Sign on Bonus*** Position Highlights: - CT8
Cardio/Pulm/Med/Surg
- Number of beds on unit: 50 beds (divided between 2 , A side
with 24 beds and B side with 26 beds)
- Patient -population (age, diagnosis, specifics about unit): -
Primarily -cardiac patients with cardiac drips and post cardiac
procedures, pulmonary -patients and medical-surgical overflow with
a -variety of diagnoses. -Adult population over 17 years of age.
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- Department culture and resources: - Fast paced unit with
medically complex patients. Unit relies on strong communication
-skills between all team members, especially with the Heart and
Vascular -Institute procedural area. - Supportive teamwork is
crucial among team members on the unit to provide high quality
care. New and experienced team -members empower each other to drive
new patient care initiatives and -promote a culture of inclusion.
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- Frequent nursing skills/equipment used: Skills include: Full
head-to-toe assessments, initiation and management of -cardiac
drips, interrogation of cardiac devices, pre and post procedural
-care including cardiac catheterization, pacemaker/ICD placement,
ablation - - - - and revascularization; administration of
medication via multiple routes, -communication with
interdisciplinary teams. Equipment used: IV pumps, - wound vacs,
telemetry monitoring, tube feeding pumps, Zoll defibrillator -and
electronic EMR. - Basic BLS (within 30 days of hire) and ACLS
-(within 1 year of hire). -
- Passes all medications, hangs IV piggybacks and fluids,
excluding IV Push meds.
- Charts assessments on assigned patients, given that an RN has
charted the initial assessment.
- Charts on care plans, which the RN has opened. As needed will
have RN open new care plans.
- Communicates with physicians/APPs to receive orders and
coordinate care for patient.
- Complete dressing changes as needed.
- Complete trach care as needed.
- Insert and care for NG tube and feedings through NG tube.
- Care for and change ostomy.
- Reinforce education and discharge instructions.
- Passes all medications, hangs IV piggybacks and fluids,
excluding IV Push meds
- Charts assessments on assigned patients, given that an RN has
charted the initial assessment.
- Charts on care plans, which the RN has opened. As needed will
have RN open new care plans
- Communicates with physicians/APPs to receive orders and
coordinate care for patient.
- Complete dressing changes as needed
- Complete trach care as needed
- Insert and care for NG tube and feedings through NG tube
- Care for and change ostomy
- Reinforce education and discharge instructions
Keywords: CARLE, Lafayette , LPN - Cardio-Pulmonary (Inpatient), Healthcare , Champaign, Indiana
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