Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Long Term Care

About the role

Provides each resident with professional nursing care, assessment and evaluations in their scope of practice.

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

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Board of Nursing
• An active license in the state of practice

Qualifications

• Less than 1 year experience in Long Term Care

Pay

The pay range for this position is $27.00 – $38.75 per hour. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

Sign-on and relocation

May be eligible for up to $7,500–$10,000 sign-on bonus and $1,500 relocation bonus.

Benefits

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship