Licensed Practical Nurse - Lead - Hendersonville WIC

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Hendersonville, TN, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization: WIC Hendersonville

Job Summary:

Works under the direction of the licensed healthcare team members to develop, implement and evaluate systems that promote cost effective, quality patient care. Functions as a leader of the patient care team to include delivery of patient care, collection of ongoing patient response to care, discharge planning and patient family education. The Lead LPN works in close collaboration with the licensed healthcare team member to evaluate the patient's plan of care and progress toward goal attainment. All patient care activities are undertaken with the delegation/supervision of a licensed professional.

Key Responsibilities:

Provides leadership in collaboration with patient/families and health care providers in the delivery of health care services.
Provides leadership within the healthcare team by following established plan of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes.
Provides leadership to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities:

LPN Care Planning (Advanced): Demonstrates ability to forecast complex resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, organize work and lead a team.
Clinical Patient Documentation (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in applying patient documentation standards in challenging and complex situations.
LPN Patient Education (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in applying patient education in challenging and complex situations.
Clinical Competency (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of nursing interventions in practical applications of a difficult nature.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

Position Qualifications:

Certifications: LIC-Licensed Practical Nurse - Tennessee

Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level: 2 years

Education: Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled

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