LPN - Full Time - Days

SSM Health
Jefferson, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 10/4/2023 CLOSED ON 10/8/2023

What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN - Full Time - Days position at SSM Health?

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

Provides care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, functioning within the scope of license.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients.
  • Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
  • Performs laboratory tests and therapeutic services.
  • Educates patients/families about disease treatment plan including self care post discharge, holistic health needs, available resources and follow up care.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

  • No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
  • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare crawling and running.

Licenses / Certifications:

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - State of Work Location or Compact Multi-State License

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

5595000163 St Marys Family Prac

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.

LPN - Oncology Progressive Care - Full Time - Days
Mercy -
Cape Girardeau, MO
LPN- Cardiovascular Consultants- Full Time- Days
Mercy -
Cape Girardeau, MO
LPN - Cardiac Telemetry - Full Time - Days
Mercy -
Washington, MO

For Employer
Looking for Real-time Job Posting Salary Data?
Keep a pulse on the job market with advanced job matching technology.
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the LPN - Full Time - Days.

Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

  • Critical Care Skill

    • Income Estimation: $65,559 - $89,291
    • Income Estimation: $66,465 - $95,147
  • Daily Living Assistance Skill

    • Income Estimation: $48,693 - $67,515
This job has expired.
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at SSM Health

SSM Health
Hired Organization Address Oklahoma, OK Full Time
It's more than a career, it's a calling. OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex Worker Type: Regular Job Summary: Provides...
SSM Health
Hired Organization Address Midwest, OK Part Time
It's more than a career, it's a calling. OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Midwest Worker Type: PRN Job Highlights: Thi...
SSM Health
Hired Organization Address Madison, WI Part Time
It's more than a career, it's a calling. WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group Madison North High Point Worker Type: Regular ...
SSM Health
Hired Organization Address Baraboo, WI Part Time
It's more than a career, it's a calling. WI-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Worker Type: PRN Job Summary: Provid...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other LPN - Full Time - Days jobs in the Jefferson, MO area that may be a better fit.

LPN/RN Flexible Full Time Days Opening

Advantage Nursing Service, Columbia, MO

Float Pool LPN (Full - Time Days)

Mercy, Cape Girardeau, MO