Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Long Term Care

Location: Avera Brady Health and Rehab

About the role

Provides each resident with professional nursing care, assessment and evaluations in their scope of practice. Charge Nurse position with rotating schedule including every third weekend/holiday and on call rotation.

Responsibilities

• 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 physician’s 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 physician’s 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 on-call.
• Facilitates conflict management while respecting diversity of people, their strengths and ideas.

Requirements

• The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
• 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.
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Board of Nursing with an active license in the state of practice (required upon hire).
• Less than 1 year experience in Long Term Care (preferred).

Pay

The pay range for this position is $24.50 - $33.75 per hour, with a $3 shift differential for hours worked between 7p and 7a, $2 on weekends, and $5 on weekend nights. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

Benefits

• Maybe eligible for sign on bonus up to $10,000.00.
• Student Loan Repayment: Position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps pay off loans with an extra payment of $167 per month (up to $10,000).
• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.

Schedule

Rotating days, evenings, nights, and weekends, including every third weekend and holiday, with an on-call rotation.