LPN - Breckenridge MN

Overview

CHI St. Francis Health is a ministry serving the head of the Red River basin located in Breckenridge, Minnesota, founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls in 1899. St. Francis is an organization that provides a full continuum of health care services. We promote health healing and community through works of care and compassion. We are committed to a holistic healing ministry and a quality management philosophy, using the St. Francis Core Values for its foundation. Our employees and medical staff take pride in providing innovative and high-quality service in a healing environment. St. Francis Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a national health care ministry.

CHI St. Francis Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

* Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
* Flexible spending accounts
* Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
* Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
* Paid Time Off (PTO)
* Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
* Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
* Wellness Program

Whether you are an experienced LPN 'who's seen it all' or a nurse working toward that, we invite you to join CHI St. Francis Health today and experience nursing with us!

Responsibilities

Under supervision of the Registered Nurse and in collaboration with other team members, provides direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, professional standards of care, state regulations and accreditation standards.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

* Provides daily care of a patient by gathering pertinent information including patient's medical history, treatments, and medications. Admission of patients excluding initial physical assessments and development of care plan. Reviews medical record for pertinent previous and current information. Uses multidisciplinary team strategies to resolve patient problems.
* Administer medications using bar code scanning.
* Respectful and effective communication with all patient populations, physicians, and across all areas of continuum of care
* Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with Safe Patient Handling procedures, rules and infection control guidelines.
* Maintains continuity among nursing by accurate handoff and documentation
* Knowledge of and implementation of isolation techniques
* Ensures operation of equipment by completing competency checklists; sequestering and completing appropriate TEAM requests for malfunctioning equipment. Evaluates new equipment, follows safety guidelines for clinical devices.
* Assures quality of care by adhering to quality control requirements
* Management of IV therapy. Management of blood transfusion and/or blood products but does not initiate the process.

Qualifications

MN LPN License

Basic Life Support