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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Licensed Practical Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBattle Creek, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) credential and successful completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nursing program are required.
  • Six to twelve months of healthcare experience is required.
  • An LPN license in good standing with the State of Michigan is required.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
  • Effective problem-solving and prioritization skills are required.
  • The role requires interpersonal skills and the ability to handle information confidentially.
  • The role requires clear and effective communication with patients, doctors, and other staff, the ability to maintain patient confidentiality, and the ability to work independently and as part of a healthcare team.
  • Computer skills and the ability to input and retrieve data from the organization's computerized systems are required.
  • The role requires verbal, electronic, and written communication skills.
  • The role requires the ability to maintain positive customer service and establish effective working relationships with office staff and employees.
  • The highest level of confidentiality must be maintained.
  • The physical demands include sustained alertness and concentration for repetitive or detailed work, computer or monitor use 40 to 70 percent of the time, considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of objects weighing 20 pounds or less, assistance with lifting and moving patients, and some straining, fatiguing positions, and physical motions.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare daily patient charts, maintain documentation standards, and review charts before appointments to ensure requests and documents are in place.
  • Prepare patients for examinations by completing assessments and histories, recording vital signs, reconciling medications, conducting routine hearing, vision, or other tests, and providing an initial assessment to the physician as needed.
  • Triage calls to determine urgency, whether an appointment is needed, or whether telephone advice is sufficient.
  • Assist providers with minor and emergency procedures and examinations, follow physicians' instructions, and reassure patients during examinations.
  • Under provider direction, schedule tests and procedures in other departments or facilities and provide patients with appropriate preparation instructions.
  • Perform laboratory tests as directed by the physician and accurately document required information in patient charts.
  • Coordinate admissions and referrals and call in prescriptions.
  • Under provider direction, educate patients and families about their care.
  • Take verbal, telephone, and written medication orders from physicians; dispense ordered medications, which may be oral, intramuscular, or subcutaneous; and record all related information.
  • Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, and record test assessment results in patient records.
  • Participate in performance-improvement monitoring, collect and collate quality-of-care data, and work to ensure care meets appropriate standards.
  • Communicate with referring providers and forward records as requested by patients.
  • Assist with required disability, workers' compensation, and State of Michigan forms.
  • Attend required staff, educational, and other meetings.
  • Apply knowledge of insurance and referral policies.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

About the Company

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Bronson Methodist Hospital is a nonprofit health system serving southwest Michigan. The system provides hospital, primary, specialty, emergency, outpatient, rehabilitation, and community health services through regional care locations. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities throughout southwest Michigan. Its operating model centers on coordinated hospitals and practices supported by clinical programs, technology, facilities, supply chain, and administration. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, rehabilitation, technology, facilities, administration, and patient access. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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