LPN - PACU - Days or Nights
- Lewiston, ME
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Robust Paid Time Off (PTO) program
- Medical plan with enhanced Tier 1 benefits provided within the CMH system.
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Basic Life insurance at no cost
- Supplemental Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plans
- Tuition IO partnership for student loan repayment assistance and tuition assistance
- Family Leave Program for Parental Leaves
- Comprehensive Wellness Program
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 diagnosticEssential Duties:
- Participate in bedside handoff, reporting to nurses coming on duty while including the patient to
- Conduct hourly patient rounds in conjunction with other nursing staff; to enhance patient safety,
and initiate corrective action when necessary.
- Identify patient problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care and “life-saving”
- 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
- Work collaboratively with CMH Pharmacy and in compliance with all state and federal regulations in
- Notify registered nurse and other personnel as necessary, of changes in patients’ conditions and take
- Assure housekeeping tasks are completed on unit in accordance with policy. Maintain clean patient
- 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,
- Treat patients and families with respect and dignity, identifying and addressing psychosocial, cultural,
- 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
- Completes mandatory in-services, on-line modules, and competency-based trainings routinely and
- Follows all employee health procedures, incident reporting, and infection control requirements at all
- 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
- 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 special
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the heart in relation to waves, complexes, time and voltage
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks or activitiessimultaneously, provide quality patientservice, prioritize
- 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
- Support, and encourages strong morale within the team and maintain effective, professional
- 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
- 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
ii. I am actively listening and seeking information
iii. I am honest, truthful, and consistent
iv. I am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathy
v. I am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriate
vi. I am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamwork
vii. I am resilient and adapt to change in positive waysEmployment StatusFull TimeShiftVariableEqual Employment OpportunityCMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.