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 a modern office setting, growth opportunities, and wellness programs.

Responsibilities

• Administer medication and other prescribed treatments.
• Take vital signs and assist with 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; and educate patients on care.
• May transport clients to offsite appointments and apply restraints when necessary.
• Treat pressure sores, change dressings, provide breathing treatments, insert catheters, and flush 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 under the supervision of a higher-level Licensed Practical Nurse or a Registered Nurse; contact the pharmacy regarding prescriptions and review filled orders against MAR and physician orders.
• Assist Registered Nurses in preparing nursing assessment summaries and implementing 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.
• Assist with the patient admission process and participate in nursing care planning.
• Complete practical nursing duties without detailed instruction; work is reviewed through reports, inspections, and observations.
• Utilize Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) system.
• Provide training to direct support staff.

Requirements

• Previous experience working with the developmentally disabled.
• Strong work ethic and active interest in helping to care for consumers.
• 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.
• Ability to work assigned schedule which may include a variety of shifts, weekends, holidays, and/or required overtime.
• 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.

Schedule

• 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, Sunday through Thursday.

Benefits

• Defined pension plan.
• Generous amounts of leave and holiday time.
• Eligibility for health insurance coverage.