Nashville General Hospital Careers

Description

This is a Monday-Friday position 8:00am-4:30pm

The LPN for the Orthopedic Clinic is responsible for assessing new patients, monitoring existing patient’s conditions, providing treatments such as dressing changes and administering medications as ordered by the physician. The Licensed Practical Nurse will also provide basic medical care to patients and maintains standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with clinic.

LPN Responsibilities:

• Greet and answer patients general questions regarding care
• Prepare new patient charts while ensuring all proper forms are complete, current and entered into charting system.
• Monitor and record patient vitals
• Assists physicians and/or physician’s assistant with special procedures, gathers necessary equipment of instruments, positions patient and responds to instructions given by physician or physician’s assistant. 
• Patient education on physician’s plan of care
• Wound cleaning, suture removal and dressing of wounds

Required Skills & Qualifications: 

• Must be licensed as an active LPN by the State of TN or if working on compact state license, TN license must be obtained within 30 days of hire
• BLS within first 90 days of employment
• Associates Degree

About Nashville General Hospital 

Nashville General Hospital (NGH) is Nashville’s original community-based hospital. Joint Commission accredited, NGH readily accommodates a wide range of needs from emergency services and acute care to ancillary and ambulatory services. NGH continues to maintain its strong commitment to the healthcare needs of Nashville and Davidson County underserved, while also providing care to all segments of the community 

Our benefits include: 

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance within first 31 days of employment
• Programs to reduce share of deductible and total out-of-pocket expenses
• Metro Health Incentive Program - Access to high quality healthcare without incurring out-of-pocket expenses
• Short and Long-Term Disability - up to 60% of eligible weekly pay
• Life Insurance - Metro provides you with basic life and AD&D coverage equal to $50,000 ($32,500 if you are age 65 or older), at no cost to you.
• 401K Retirement Plan - eligible up to IRS max limits and includes company contribution
• Shift and Weekend Differential Pay Offered on Nights and Weekends
• Tuition Reimbursement for employee and dependents
• 12 paid holidays - any holiday worked is another holiday banked
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Free Parking for all employees

 Nashville General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.

We are an E-Verify employer.

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