What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse position at Avera Health?
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Job at Avera Health Summary
As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will provide professional nursing care and assessments for long-term care residents. Your responsibilities include administering medications, participating in care planning, and ensuring quality resident care. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to uphold high standards of patient service and support the needs of our residents.
About This Role
Provides each resident with professional nursing care, assessment, and evaluations in their scope of practice.
- Performs all licensed practical nursing functions and services as directed by the Registered Nurse to all residents.
- Completes assessments on residents, makes appropriate interventions, applies knowledge, prioritizes resident care, uses nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate).
- Complies with all pharmaceutical policies and procedures, ensures that all medications/treatments are given safely and accurately in accordance with the physician's orders. Administers medications according to facility policy, competent in Pyxis medication administration system.
- Participates in the care planning process and assures that resident care is implemented consistently and appropriate to the age of those served. Initiates and updates plan of care as appropriate.
- Complies with standards of professional documentation.
- Communicates and manages the delivery of resident care, ensures quality care is provided. <>
- Participates in physician rounds, communicates changes in resident condition to physician utilizes SBAR communication tool. Processes and transcribes physician's orders and implements according to facility policy.
- Seeks educational opportunities, shares knowledge with others, assists with orientation of new staff.
- Investigates incidents, patient/family complaints and makes immediate report to VP of Resident Care or Administrator on-call. Facilitates conflict management while respecting diversity of people, their strengths and ideas.
What We're Looking For
- A commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
- Promotion of Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
- Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintenance of confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Compliance with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with but not limited to CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits
- PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
- Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan.
- Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
- Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.
