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JOB SUMMARY:
The LPN2, PRN works in collaboration with the RN or a licensed healthcare team member to provide direct care to patients, both pediatric and adult in the home setting.

Your Role:

The LPN2 Intake, PRN will process incoming referrals by reviewing inpatient records and determining level of care. Includes communicating with VUMC transitional Managment office, Case Managers, Providers and team members. This is a remote position that will work 3 weekdays or as needed, in addition to 1 weekend a month. There will be 4-6 weeks of training.

Position Shift:

• Remote
• PRN - 3 weekdays or as needed and 1 weekend a month
• Three day Medical Center and Clinical Orientation

Department/Unit Summary

Vanderbilt Home Care is part of one of the country's most respected medical centers. We provide in-home care for patients with chronic conditions.

Imagine being able to take a more personal approach to nursing -- focusing on just one patient at a time. It's possible as a private duty professional with Vanderbilt Home Care.

The majority of our private duty patients are infants or children, so we look for nurses who have a strong desire to work with a pediatric population.

"Click the following link to learn more about the benefits of a career with Vanderbilt Home Care."

https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/homecare/

Bringing Vanderbilt Care into Your Home Since 1985

Vanderbilt Home Care provides caregivers in the patient's own environment under the direction of the patient's physician. When you or your loved one receives care from Vanderbilt Home Care, you are in the hands of highly skilled, compassionate individuals. We take pride in our work and feel privileged to be part of one of the country's most respected medical centers.

Our Mission and Values:

Our mission is to provide excellence in home care with the high standards that we would expect for our own family and loved ones. Our values include:

• Support for community based home services through excellence in clinical practice and education

• Patient safety and quality

• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration, communication and partnership

• Evidenced based practice and clinical expertise

• Technology enhanced innovation

The Home Health Quality team is a small task oriented team which consists of a quality educator, a quality data analyst, and quality reviewer. They work closely together with clinical managers to provide meaningful data on home health patient population and clinician best practices.

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 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. It is a place 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.

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.

Achieve the Remarkable

Learn more about VUMC Nursing:

Nursing Careers: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/index.html

Benefits: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/benefits.html

Our Nursing Philosophy: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/philosophy.html

Our Nursing Leadership: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/leadership.html

Shared Governance: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/shared-governance.html

Education & Professional Development: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/professional-development.html

Life In Nashville: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/nashville.html

VUMC Nursing: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vanderbilt-nursing

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates with patients/families and health care providers in the delivery of health care services

• Partners with the healthcare team by following established plan of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes

• Support plans 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

• Navigates intense medical scenarios with autonomy, under the direction of the supervising RN while maintaining compliance with the physician ordered plan of care

• Administer intravenous fluids and perform sterile procedures

• Recognize and respond to clinical situations appropriately and timely to prevent patient decompensation and injury

• Identify and assess patient needs and clinical changes, accurately reporting assessment findings in a timely manner to Supervising RN and physician

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

LPN PATIENT EDUCATION (INTERMEDIATE): - Role models patient education in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering health education services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate peers by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.

LPN CARE PLANNING (INTERMEDIATE): - Participates in the development of the plan of care in consultation with the licensed healthcare team. Demonstrates ability to forecast resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work for a single functional area. Merges diverse points of view into a coalition with shared goals and objectives. Plans for and anticipates events outside of immediate responsibility. Anticipates problems and obstacles before they arise. Able to absorb changes to major assignments while maintaining a high level of performance. Competently handles multiple assignments and projects simultaneously. Sets priorities with a proper sense of urgency and importance.

CLINICAL PATIENT DOCUMENTATION (INTERMEDIATE): - Role models patient documentation in practical applications of a complex nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering patient documentation services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate peers by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job. Contributes to the nursing assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data in an accurate and timely manner.

CLINICAL COMPETENCY (INTERMEDIATE): - Demonstrates mastery of nursing interventions (such as wound care, point of care testing, vitals signs, etc.) in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering vital sign services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.

CORE CAPABILITIES:

SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (S2):

• - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.

• - Builds and Maintains Relationships : Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.

• - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.

DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (S2):

• - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.

• - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns tosupervisors in a timely manner.

• - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.

ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (S2):

• - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.

• - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.

• - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.

MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (S2):

• - Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.

• - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.

• - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.

FOSTERING INNOVATION (S2):

• - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.

• - Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.

• - Adapts to Change: Embraces change by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.