Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for providing nursing care within the scope of practice for a LPN. In addition to hourly rate, part-time positions will receive $2.55 per hour in lieu of fringe rate. Recruitment & Retention, part-time Neighbor's positions receive $1.00 additional per hour, the first of the month, following a 30 day wait.

Primary Responsibilities

• Administers and documents medications as ordered and under guidelines of LPN licensure.
• Counts narcotics with oncoming shifts.
• Provides routine patient care and treatments including wound care, blood pressure checks, catheterizations, tube feedings, etc. following guidelines and other regulation.
• Takes physician orders over the phone.
• Completes documentation and other paperwork including patient charts, assessments, orders, etc.
• Gathers data for admissions and ongoing care of residents.
• Provides assistance with transferring and transporting patients.
• Follows universal precautions.
• Responds to resident lights and calls (e.g. wander alarms and motion alarms).
• Recognizes and reports sign and/or symptoms of significant resident health changes, resident abuse or misappropriations and reports changes to the RN.
• Acts as a team leader to Certified Nursing Assistants.
• Responds to emergencies in accordance with nursing home guidelines which may include but is not limited to performing CPR, transporting patients, or operating equipment such as a fire extinguisher.
• Attends staff meetings, in-services or other meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS - LPN Diploma from an accredited school of nursing.
• Requires a minimum of one (1) year previous nurse or health related experience.
• Current licensure in the State of WI as a Licensed Practical Nurse
• CPR Certification

Physical and Work Environment

• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS- Physical effort will typically require prolonged and frequent exertion of objects weighing up to 10 pounds, regular, but not continuous, exertion of objects weighing up to 25 pounds, and/or infrequent exertion of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work requires walking, reaching with hands and arms, speaking and hearing; work frequently requires standing; work occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, using hands to handle or feel, climbing and balancing.
• Work has standard vision requirements.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Duties associated with the job involve some exposure to and environmental conditions such as strong orders, disease/infections/pathogens, and exposure to body fluids, blood, bites and scratches from residents.
• Risks and associated hazards can be minimized but not eliminated through safety training, procedures, equipment and general risk management procedures.