LPN/RN (Th/Fri Part-Time) 6am-6pm

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current registration with State Board of Examiners
• Current Health Card
• Experience in geriatrics helpful; interest in Geriatric Nursing essential
• LVN (Preferred)
• BLS Certification (Required)
• LPN (Required)

Responsibilities

• Dispensing of medications and treatments as ordered by physician of record
• Verifying medications are of correct dosage, strength labeled, and supply is adequate
• Maintaining correct records of medications and treatments
• Documenting all pertinent information regarding patient condition on nurse's notes
• Making nursing care assignments and ensuring assignments are carried out
• Instructing and supervising patient care as needed
• Maintaining a clean, orderly, safe environment for patients and staff under supervision
• Conducting orientation to nursing home fire and emergency plan

Requirements

• Good physical and mental health
• Finger and hand dexterity to handle and manipulate instruments and equipment
• Visual and aural acuity to detect changes in patient's condition
• Ability to relocate to Bartlett, TN 38134 before starting work (Required)

Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of general nursing theory and practice, including drugs, biological, physical, social, and medical sciences and their application to patient care
• Ability to instruct auxiliary personnel and demonstrate techniques and methods of patient care
• Familiarity with organization and function of all departments, and with policies and procedures of the Nursing Home
• Understanding patients; tact in dealing with geriatric patients and their families
• Competently informing the Doctor of record of patient's condition as needed
• Memory for details
• Initiative and judgment in determining patient needs
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with other staff members

About the role

• Works in well-lighted and ventilated rooms
• Subject to minor cuts from instruments and burns from sterilizing equipment
• May be exposed to patients having communicable diseases
• Possibility of strains due to moving patients or equipment, or injury from irrational patients
• Reports to the Nurse Administrator