LPN - 3 Tower

LPN 3 Tower Full-Time and PRN positions needed

Provides direct and indirect patient care services that meet the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care; meets the communication needs of patients and family; provides care that reflects initiative and responsibility indicative of professional expectations, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Maintains regulatory requirements, nursing and hospital policies, procedures and standards. Communicates with physicians and team members about changes in a patient's clinical condition or response to treatment.

Additionally, they must be able to perform general nursing duties in all nursing departments with adequate orientation and supervision.

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

Mississippi Board of Nursing or Compact State Licensure as Licensed Practical Nurse

Preferred but not required Special

IV Certification required in Specialty Areas Language/Communication/Organizational

Ability to speak effectively and in a professional manner to staff, management and outside individuals. Mathematical

Must be able to apply basic and advanced mathematical skills in an effort to calculate medications, IV drip rates and medication dosages. Reasoning Ability : Must have the ability to apply non-judgmental reasoning capabilities whenever necessary when dealing with patients, staff, visitors, and other employees. Physical Demands : Able to sit, stand; talk, hear alarms; use hands and fingers to feel and touch; push; pull; crouch or crawl; stoop; kneel; reach with hands and arms, taste and smell.

May be required to exert up to 50-lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20-lbs frequently, and/or up to 10-lbs constantly. This job has vision requirements, close, distance and color. Must be able to identify and distinguish colors, have peripheral vision and the ability to judge depth perception.