Licensed Practical Nurse - SEMORS - SIKESTON
About the role
Southeast Missouri Residential Services is a State of Missouri facility located at 112 Plaza Drive, Sikeston, MO. We are professional, agile, and innovative. Our Work Environment Includes Modern Office Setting, Growth Opportunities, and Wellness Programs.
Responsibilities
- Administer medication and other prescribed treatments
- Take vital signs
- Absorb care plan activities
- Observe and report patient conditions and behaviors
- Participate in rehabilitation, ambulation, and transfers
- Oversee the work of nursing assistants
- Communicate with doctors, patients, and families
- Educate patients on care
- Transport clients to offsite appointments
- Apply restraints when necessary
- Communicate with doctors, patients, and families, and educate patients on care
- Perform practical nursing duties such as treating pressure sores, changing dressings, providing breathing treatments, inserting catheters, and flushing bladder irrigations
- Provide bedside care, including feeding and personal hygiene assistance
- Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure
- Perform laboratory draws
- Observe patients to detect deviations from normal conditions
- Prepare, administer, and chart medications according to physician orders and under the supervision of a higher-level Licensed Practical Nurse or a Registered Nurse
- Contact the pharmacy regarding prescriptions and review filled prescriptions against MAR and physician orders
- Absorb preparation of nursing assessment summaries and implementation of health care plans
- Instruct patients on how to perform basic personal health care, including rehabilitative and preventative care
- Review hospital discharge orders and consult with primary doctor, as needed
- Attend medical appointments with patients
- Complete assessments for injuries, falls, neurology checks, and tube feedings
- Absorb the patient admission process and participate in nursing care planning
- Utilize Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) system
- Provide training to direct support staff
- Perform other related work as assigned
Requirements
- Possession of a current license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Missouri or in accordance with Missouri's Nurse Licensure Compact
- Knowledge of current nursing theory, practices, and techniques
- Skill in applying practical nursing principles in the care of persons with physical or mental illness, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and/or the geriatric population
Qualifications
- Previous experience working with the developmentally disabled
- Strong work ethic
- Active interest in helping to care for our consumers
Skills
- Ability to work assigned schedule which may include a variety of shifts, weekends, holidays, and/or required overtime
Benefits
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees.
Pay
Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
Schedules available are: 7:30am-4:00 pm Sunday through Thursday.
Contact Information
- Jason Krause
- 573-840-9068
- jason.krause@dmh.mo.gov
- Angela Penrod
- 573-472-6556
- angela.penrod@dmh.mo.gov