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40Job Summary:
The best nursing career is right here.St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for our Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) located within the Edgewood Hospital.
Registered Nurse (RN), Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) - 20 Bed Unit
Shift/Hours: Full-Time 40 hours/week, 1st Shift
Job Description:
Join our nursing team and find out what it means to be Right Here. 60% of our nurses have been with us 10 years or more! A nursing career at St. Elizabeth means inspiring hope and healing in those who need it most. Youll enjoy the culture, compensation, and benefits you want, while receiving the support you need to advance your career.
With five Magnet-recognized facilities and a tradition of excellence unmatched in our region, St. Elizabeth is a place where nurses can flourish, and where their commitment to patients is mirrored by our administrations commitment to them. Come see why we continue to be one of the most highly awarded health systems in our region.
The Licensed Practical Nurse, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, licensed physician, or dentist, accepts responsibility for the administration of medication or treatments in the delivery of patient care. Demonstrates their knowledge and skill through observation, collection, intervention, and documentation of clinical data utilizing defined standards of clinical practice.
A general job description can be provided upon request.
Qualifications
Education, Credentials, Licenses:
Graduate from approved school of practical nursing.
Kentucky graduates prior to 1994 must provide documentation of a continuing education course in intravenous therapy.
Out of state graduates must submit documentation of their schools' core curriculum that defines the course content for intravenous therapy or documentation of continuing education credit post basic education program.
Exception to IV therapy education requirement is an LPN in Indiana or a Kentucky LPN assigned to Home Care, Private Duty, Behavioral Health, and OR, LPN SA, or LPN ST. (LPNSR or LPNST working Maternal Child Health must meet IV therapy education requirements.)
Specialized Knowledge:
Knowledge of nursing care standards and procedures.
Demonstrates ability to independently perform safe nursing skills and techniques.
Personable, pleasant with strong communication skills.
Kind and Length of Experience:
Meets state and regulatory requirements to legally apply for position.
FLSA Status:
Non-ExemptRight Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.
