- Hours Per Week: 40
- Shift Start and End Times: 8:30A-5:00P
The practice of nursing by a Licensed Practical Nurse is defined as the performing of selected tasks and sharing of responsibility under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Contributes to the nursing assessment by:
- Collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data in an accurate and timely manner. This includes:
- Observation about condition or change in patient status
- Signs and symptoms that deviate from normal health status
- Participate in the development of the patients care plan.
- Participate in delegating and giving direct care based on priority of needs and established goals.
- Providing an environment conductive to safety and health.
- Documents nursing interventions and responses to care.
- Communicating nursing interventions and responses to care to appropriate members of the healthcare team.
- Under the direction of the provider, perform patient related activities, medication administration, diagnostic testing, therapeutic treatments, which contribute to safe and efficient delivery of patient care.
- Supports and participates in quality initiatives.
- Maintains accountability for professional competency. Demonstrates knowledge and critical thinking to promote optimal patient care.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- State of CT LPN License
- Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- CPR certified.
- CPI certified.
- Ability to read and write English with a command of verbal English.
- Ability to work well and collaboratively with other members of the health care team
- Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
- Must have basic computer skills and ability to access internet and other programs applicable to Waterbury Hospital procedures.
- Perform automated functions that fall within job responsibility.
- Ability to work in a time-oriented environment including exposure to all patient elements i.e., blood borne pathogens, physical requirements include lifting and pulling of patients, pushing of stretchers, standing, and walking.
- May be exposed to environmental hazards such as anesthetic gases or elements.
- Ability to meet the care needs of the patient populations served.
About Us
The UConn Health Community Network is a not-for-profit organization created to extend UConn Health’s mission by partnering with community hospitals and connecting them to its clinical expertise, academic strength, and operational resources.
Today, the network is a thriving community‑based system of care serving more than 280,000 residents across the region. It employs over 2,000 professionals and supports a medical staff of roughly 700 clinicians.
At its core is Waterbury Hospital, a 347‑bed community teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Alongside Connecticut Children’s, the UConn Health Community Network Medical Group, Access Rehab Centers, and its role as a leading partner in the Harold Leever Cancer Center, the network has been shaping the region’s healthcare landscape for more than 130 years.
And Waterbury Hospital is only the beginning — the network is designed for continued growth, deeper partnerships, and broader regional impact.
