LPN (Helena, AR)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Summary
We are seeking a skilled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our team at UAMS Helena Family Medical Center. The LPN supports the on-going delivery of care as identified by the multi-disciplinary scope of practice. This position plays a vital role in providing direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, contributing to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for a select group of patients. The LPN works with the individual patient, their families, and providers to implement individual health plans.
Job description
Summary of Job Duties
We are seeking a skilled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our team at UAMS Helena Family Medical Center. The LPN supports the on-going delivery of care as identified by the multi-disciplinary scope of practice. This position plays a vital role in providing direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, contributing to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for a select group of patients. The LPN works with the individual patient, their families, and providers to implement individual health plans.
Key Responsibilities
- Direct patient care within the limits of the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Arkansas, UAMS policies, procedures, and standards.
- Accountable for adhering to UAMS care guidelines.
- Observe patients, charting, and reporting changes in patients' conditions.
- Provide basic care and treatment of patients.
- Administer prescribed medications and start intravenous fluids.
- Measure and record the patient's vital signs.
- Assist patients in standing, walking, bathing, dressing, and moving in bed.
- Supervise nurses' aides and assistants.
- Answer the patient's call and determine how to assist them.
- Collect samples such as blood, urine, and sputum from patients and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
- Clean rooms and make beds.
- Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.
- Record food and fluid intake and output.
- Models the Core Values of UAMS – Excellence in compliance with company guidelines.
- Performs related responsibilities as required or assigned.
Requirements
- High School, GED, or formal educational equivalent
- Graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse program
- Associates Degree in Nursing
- One (1) year of work experience in clinical nursing
- Current Arkansas Licensed Practical Nurse license
- Current CPR certification
- Strong clinical knowledge and technique
- Knowledge of basic medical terminology required
- Strong patient advocacy and patient education skills
- Attention to communication, oral, written, and persuasive
- Must be able to build collaborative relationships
- Possess personal credibility
- Ability to make independent judgments that have highly significant impacts on the organization
- Ability to provide motivational support to the area of responsibility
- Strong customer service orientation
- Intermediate computer skills
- Professional and courteous telephone etiquette
- General knowledge of office machines, including printers, fax machines, and scanners
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Holiday, Vacation & Sick Leave
- Education discount
- Retirement 10% match
- Basic Life Insurance
- Career Training
- Merchant Discounts
- Concierge prescription delivery
Company overview
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is Arkansas' only comprehensive academic health sciences university and the state's largest public employer. Founded in 1879 by eight physicians, UAMS has evolved into a statewide health system encompassing six colleges: Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health, and Graduate School. As a premier academic medical center, UAMS combines education, research, and clinical care through its UAMS Medical Center, which serves as Arkansas' only adult Level 1 trauma center and the state's sole provider of adult kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants. The institution operates with a $1.3 billion budget and generates over $100 million in annual research funding, maintaining internationally recognized programs in multiple myeloma, aging, and other specialized areas. UAMS supports over 3,000 students, 900 medical residents and fellows, and maintains affiliations with Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. With eight regional campuses across Arkansas, UAMS provides extensive community outreach and telehealth services, ensuring healthcare access throughout the state while contributing approximately $3.92 billion annually to Arkansas' economy.