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Registered Nurse (RN) | Long Term Care or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Long Term Care

Avera Health · Gettysburg, SD · 4 days ago
On-site$27–$48.5/hrPart-time

Position Highlights

  • Registered Nurse: May be eligible for $15,000-$20,000 sign on bonus and $2,500 relocation bonus
  • Licensed Practical Nurse: May be eligible for up to $7,500 sign on bonus and $1,500 relocation bonus
  • 6:00am-6:30pm / 6:00pm-6:30am; 72hrs/2wks

About the Role

Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends to understand residents conditions, medications, and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
  • Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining residents; documenting residents physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
  • Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing resident care goals; instructing resident, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
  • Evaluates resident's care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against resident care standards; reviewing resident's records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
  • Maintains safe, secure, and healthy resident care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
  • Keeps resident care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
  • Keeps resident care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
  • Coordinates admissions, discharges and transfers to and from the facility.
  • Directs, plans and coordinates workflow of nursing assistants and other nursing personal.
  • Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

Qualifications

  • Must be able to work the hours specified.
  • Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Required Licensure

  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Active license in the state of practice (Upon Hire)

Preferred Experience

  • 1-3 years experience working in a clinical or long term care environment

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

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