What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse position at Avera Health?
Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Location: Long Term Care at Avera Health
Summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides comprehensive nursing care for residents in a long-term care setting.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement nursing care plans
- Coordinate with healthcare teams
- Offer support to residents and their families
Requirements:
- Active nursing license
- Ability to work night shifts
- Opportunities for financial incentives
Benefits:
- May be eligible for Avera's Student Loan Repayment Program
- Extra payment of $167 per month to help pay down loans
- Eligible for $10,000 sign-on bonus
- Shift differential available for hours worked between 7pm and 7am
Job Description:
Provides each resident with professional nursing care, assessment, and evaluations in their scope of practice.
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of moving health forward for you and our patients.
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; re-evaluating care objectives.
Provides resident care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the healthcare team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, families, and friends; Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining residents; documenting residents' physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing resident care goals; instructing residents, family, and friends to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills; Evaluates resident's care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against resident care standards; reviewing residents' records; 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; Keeps resident care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; Keeps resident care supplies ready by checking stock; stocking items.
Directs, plans, and coordinates workflow of nursing assistants and other nursing personnel.
Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.
Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- 1-3 years experience working in a clinical or long-term care environment
Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
Salary : $167
