Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Long Term Care

Location: Avera Maryhouse

About the role

Provides each resident with professional nursing care, assessment, and evaluations within your scope of practice as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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, and uses the 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, and utilizes SBAR communication tool.
• Processes and transcribes physician’s orders and implements according to facility policy.
• Seeks educational opportunities, shares knowledge with others, and 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) with an active license in the state of practice (required upon hire).
• Ability to work the specified hours (rotating days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays).
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Less than 1 year of experience in Long Term Care.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $27.00 - $38.75 per hour, dependent upon experience. May be eligible for up to $6,000 sign-on bonus and $1,500 relocation bonus.

Schedule

Evening shift: 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM, occasional weekends, every other holiday/call; 64 hours per 2 weeks.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) available from day one for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.