Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Long Term Care
Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Long Term Care
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Job Description
Location:
Worker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Night Shift (United States of America)Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$26.50 $38.25Position Highlights
May be eligible for up to $7500 sign on bonus and $1500 relocation bonus
Varied shifts: 2:00pm10:30pm or 6:00pm6:30am E/O wknd/hol/call; 80hrs/2wks
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Provides each resident with professional nursing care assessment and evaluations in their scope of practice.
What you will do
- Performs all licensed practical nursing functions and services as directed by the Registered Nurse to all residents.
- Completes assessments on residents makes appropriate interventions applies knowledge prioritizes resident care uses nursing process (assess plan implement evaluate).
- Complies with all pharmaceutical policies and procedures ensures that all medications/treatments are given safely and accurately in accordance with the physicians orders. Administers medications according to facility policy competent in Pyxis medication administration system.
- Participates in the care planning process and assures that resident care is implemented consistently and appropriate to the age of those served. Initiates and updates plan of care as appropriate.
- Complies with standards of professional documentation.
- Communicates and manages the delivery of resident care ensures quality care is provided.
- Guides staff in meeting the needs of the residents practicing routines based on residents needs.
- Participates in physician rounds communicates changes in resident condition to physician utilizes SBAR communication tool. Processes and transcribes physicians orders and implements according to facility policy.
- Seeks educational opportunities shares knowledge with others assists with orientation of new staff.
- Investigates incidents patient/family complaints and makes immediate report to VP of Resident Care or Administrator oncall. Facilitates conflict management while respecting diversity of people their strengths and ideas.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Less than 1 year experience in Long Term Care
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying parttime and fulltime employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
Free health insurance options for fulltime single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
Up to 5 employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by handson training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please callor send an email to .
Employment Type
Full-Time
