CLPN- 5 West Stroke/ Neuro Science- Full Time - Variable shifts

Company: North Mississippi Medical Center - Tupelo
Location: Tupelo
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

The role of bedside CLPN delivers vital support in providing direct bedside patient care and appropriate age specific care in an Acute Nursing or Elderly Care facility environment. - **Clinical Practice:** * Exercises highest degree of the nursing process to provide safe, quality patient care and document accordingly. * Performs duties of Charge Nurse in absence of the RN, within scope of practice * Works to ensure his/her compliance with all NMHS policies and requirements as directed by the Nurse Manager and Educator. * Collaboration with clinical team members to admit assigned patients to unit at bedside. * Independently processing the discharges for their assigned patients at bedside. * Performs treatments, tests, and/or procedures including IV therapy as directed within scope of license. * Responsible for maintaining written record of patient care events performed by the incumbent (e.g.: medications, treatments, procedures). -**Education:** * Responsible for keeping patients and families informed regarding medications, diagnostic studies, treatments, etc. * Provides patient/family education and acts as a resource for existing staff and new employees. * Maintains knowledge of new medications and treatments to ensure patient/family have adequate knowledge for continuing care at home -**Communication:** * Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members to provide holistic care to the - patient. * Attends daily huddles on each unit to ensure proper assignments and identify team members for the shift. -**Self-Development:** * Maintains competency by staying informed of changing trends in the nursing practice. * Performs required continuing education hours online and in classroom. * Familiarizes self with policies and procedures, patient education resources, and performance improvement unit initiates.

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