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Overnight LPN

Insight
  • Chicago, Illinois
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    WE ARE INSIGHT:

    At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!


    General Summary:

    The Licensed Practical Nurse I works as a team member with other ancillary personnel under the direction of the registered professional nurse to meet technical care needs for a specified population of patients. 

    These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values and behaviors of Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.   Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and guests.


    Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with standards of care defined by Insight
    • Applies excellent telephonic customer service skills
    • Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice and education
    • Ensures proper utilization of hospital resources and level of care
    • Assesses relevant clinical and age-related information (all ages) to assist in timely appropriate bed assignments
    • Intervenes to resolve system problems that delay delivery of patient care
    • Considers safety and cost effectiveness when delivering patient care
    • Decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner
    • Participates in the improvement of operational functions of the department
    • Establishes and maintains effective and respectful communication in development of all collaborative relationships
    • Evaluates and participates in opportunities for outstanding service to all customers and accepts responsibility in partnership that is equally respectful to everyone
    • Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify, interpret, and access appropriate resources in patient specific scenario(s)
    • Integrates results of performance improvement activities to improve patient outcomes, utilization of hospital resources and length of stay
    • Coordinates special bed requests
    • Collaborate with physicians, and other hospital personnel as necessary to provide quality patient care & expedite throughput
     
     
    Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
    • Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing required
    • Current LPN license as a practical nurse in the State of Illinois required
    • Current ACLS and Basic Life Support certifications
    • Ability to quickly recognize changes in condition and needs of patients
    • Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy in carrying out work duties
    Benefits:
    • Paid Sick Time - effective 90 days after employment
    • Paid Vacation Time - effective 90 days after employment
    • Health, vision & dental benefits - eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the following month
    • Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance - after 30 days of employment


    Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

    Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, Illinois
    WebsiteIINN.com

    Skills

    • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
    • Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Cost Effectiveness Analysisunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Healthcare Qualityunmatched
    • Hospitalunmatched
    • Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurseunmatched
    • Nursingunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • QoS (Quality of Service)unmatched
    • Quality of Careunmatched
    • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
    • Resource Utilizationunmatched
    • Standards Developmentunmatched
    • Standards of Careunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

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