Urgent Search: Licensed Practical Nurse Endoscopy
Company: St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Location: Covington
Posted on: June 24, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Engage with us for your next career opportunity.
Right Here. Job Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 40 Job Summary: The
Scrub Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), under the direct supervision
of a Registered Nurse, licensed physician, or dentist, participates
as a member of the surgical/procedural team to meet the
surgical/procedural needs of the patient in the Perioperative
setting. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each
encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees
regardless of cultural background. Job Description: Professional
and Technical Skills: Under the direct supervision of a licensed
RN, physician, or dentist, the licensed practical nurse provides
surgical/procedural care to designated operative patients. -
Respects the patient’s ethnic origin, spiritual beliefs and the
right to privacy and confidentiality. - Assists the circulating
nurse (RN) as directed. - Ensures ongoing personal growth and
development. - Knowledgeable of aseptic technique when functioning
in the scrub person role in the perioperative setting. - Obtains
supplies and equipment based on the needs of the patient,
surgeon/proceduralist, and anesthesia provider. - Responsible for
preparing and administering medications in the prescribed dosage,
route, frequency; and observing, recording, and reporting desired
effects, untoward reactions, and side effects of drug therapy. -
Ensures ongoing personal growth and development. Quality/Customer
Service: - Demonstrates excellent customer service skills in
dealing with patients, visitors, and health care team members. -
Maintains licensure/certification and completes all mandatory CBL
modules, MID, and in-service programs. - Under the direction of the
registered nurse, participates in performance improvement
activities. Patient Safety: - Performs accurate initial/baseline
sponge, needle, sharps and instrument counts with the RN. Performs
accurate consecutive sponge, needle, sharps and instrument counts
with the RN. - Under the direction of the RN, demonstrates
knowledge of labeling and maintaining medications on sterile field.
- Adherence to Joint Commission, state and other regulatory
requirements. Financial Accountability: Demonstrates fiscal
accountability by efficient cost-effective utilization of equipment
and supplies based on the needs of the patient,
surgeon/proceduralist, and anesthesia provider. On-Call
Responsibilities: Responds in the required time frame for emergent
surgical/procedural cases and is prepared and ready within the
required time frame. Responsible for the supervising, teaching,
mentoring, and delegating to unlicensed personnel based on their
training and education activities relating to nursing care.
Performs other duties as assigned. Education, Credentials,
Licenses: - Graduate from approved school of practical nursing -
Kentucky graduates prior to 1994 must provide documentation of a
continuing education course in intravenous therapy. - Out of state
graduates must submit documentation of their schools' core
curriculum that defines the course content for intravenous therapy
or documentation of continuing education credit post basic
education program. - Exception to IV therapy education requirement
is an LPN in Indiana or a Kentucky LPN assigned to Home Care,
Private Duty, Behavioral Health, and OR, LPN SA, or LPN ST. (LPNSR
or LPNST working Maternal Child Health must meet IV therapy
education requirements.) Specialized Knowledge: - Knowledge of
nursing care standards and procedures. - Demonstrates ability to
independently perform safe nursing skills and techniques. Kind and
Length of Experience: - Meets state and regulatory requirements to
legally apply for position. FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Right Career.
Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare,
the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take
pride in the level of care we offer our community.
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