Licensed Practical Nurse LPN

Bonus Amount

5000

Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Department:  CardiopulmonaryUnit

Schedule: Full-Time, Night 12 Hour Shift/ Rotating Weekend

Hospital:  Central Maine Medical Center

Location: Lewiston, ME 04240

 

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations. The system includes Central Maine Medical Center  (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.

 

CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.

 

As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

 

To learn more, visit www.cmhc.org.

 

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

The Licensed Practical Nurse functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing direct patient care. The LPN scope of practice utilizes the nursing process and is defined within the Maine Nurse Practice Act. The LPN while under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Provider, practices with minimal supervision and in accordance with CMH’s clinical and departmental policies and procedures. The LPN, assists clinically in the delivery of patient care, acts as the patient’s advocate, aides in directing nursing activities to Certified Nursing Assistants, provides clerical support, and promotes teamwork with co-workers, staff, providers, and personnel in other departments while exhibiting the values of CMH. The LPN, communicates effectively with members of the health care team about a patient's condition, symptomatology, and results of diagnostic

Essential Duties:

• Participate in bedside handoff, reporting to nurses coming on duty while including the patient to provide necessary information and facilitate the delivery of excellent patient care.• Conduct hourly patient rounds in conjunction with other nursing staff; to enhance patient safety, satisfaction and quality of care. Report problems to registered nurse and/or appropriate team members and initiate corrective action when necessary.• Identify patient problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care and “life-saving” measures per BLS and other protocols and policies.• Act as a resource for, assists and directs C.N.A. staff in ensuring safe, quality patient care is provided.• Administer and document patient care, medications and treatments per physicians’ orders within the EMR in accordance with hospital policy.• Work collaboratively with CMH Pharmacy and in compliance with all state and federal regulations in the handling, administration, storage and destruction of pharmaceuticals.• Notify registered nurse and other personnel as necessary, of changes in patients’ conditions and take appropriate follow-up action.• Assure housekeeping tasks are completed on unit in accordance with policy. Maintain clean patient rooms, restock as needed and change bed linen according to hospital practice.• Perform electrocardiograms including proper electrode placement.• Ensure documentation meets current standards and policies.• Answer telephone/intercom professionally and communicate information to appropriate personnel.• Communicate appropriately and clearly within the interdisciplinary team, including managers, supervisors, co-workers, and providers.• Treat patients and families with respect and dignity, identifying and addressing psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family.• Interact professionally with providers, staff, patients and families.• Promote the mission, vision and values of the organization.• Maintain a good working relationship both within the department and within the organization.• Interpret existing policies and procedures to C.N.A.’s, patients, families and physicians when necessary.• Completes mandatory in-services, on-line modules, and competency-based trainings routinely and annually.• Follows all employee health procedures, incident reporting, and infection control requirements at all times, as appropriate to the position.

 

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in the State of Maine.• Telemetry Certification within the first year of hire.• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.• Must be proficient with basic computer skills

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians and others in a professional manner.• Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and specialtreatments to patients.• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the heart in relation to waves, complexes, time and voltage as shown through the conduction system and strip interpretation.• Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills.• Ability to perform multiple tasks or activitiessimultaneously, provide quality patientservice, prioritizeand use critical thinking.• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.• Effectively communicate with patients in a supportive and tactful manner.• Identify and apply effective service recovery opportunities.• Ability to remain calm in a busy or stressful situation.• Represent the organization in a positive manner by maintaining a pleasant and helpful demeanor, and presenting a professional appearance toward all internal and external customers at all times.• Support, and encourages strong morale within the team and maintain effective, professionalrelationships with others.• Ability to be flexible and tolerant of a fast-changing environment.• Desire to learn new specialties, systems, and processes.• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends and legal requirements.• Participates in unit-based committees or hospital-based council and/or committees.• Demonstrated ability to direct and triage in a highly fluid dynamic operational environment.• Ability to collaborate with all layers of the management/ administration team.• Ability to engage patients and team members utilizing the CMH Experience Standards

i. I am creating a warming, caring, and non-judgmental environmentii. I am actively listening and seeking informationiii. I am honest, truthful, and consistentiv. I am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathyv. I am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriatevi. I am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamworkvii. I am resilient and adapt to change in positive ways

 

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Pay Transparency

Central Maine Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $27.00 to $30.75. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

 

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf