Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)NEW RATES

Castle Healthcare•Spencer, IN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. The LPN helps ensure care is delivered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations, and as directed by the Director of Nursing, to maintain a high degree of care quality. The role provides leadership and shift coordination for nursing staff, manages resident admissions, transfers, and discharges, completes required documentation, administers physician-ordered medications and treatments, and communicates with physicians and other facility departments. The LPN also helps maintain a calm, supportive environment and safeguards the confidentiality and privacy of resident information and care. This position is in Spencer, Indiana. The posting lists both full-time and part-time availability and an hourly rate of $35.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered state Licensed Practical Nurse license.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, and of laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to nursing care facilities.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday.
Ability to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Ability to function independently and demonstrate flexibility and personal integrity, and to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet, and to push, pull, move, and/or carry that weight at least 50 feet.

Nice To Haves

Experience in long-term care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants and provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit or shift.
Meet with assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan shift services, programs, and activities.
Prepare written and oral reports or recommendations concerning shift activities as required.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents and complete related record-keeping forms and charts.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and record them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Document nursing notes and routine charting in accordance with established policies and procedures, describing the care provided and the resident’s response.
Complete accident and incident reports and submit them to the Director as required.
Prepare and administer medications as ordered by physicians.
Coordinate with interdepartmental personnel and other departments to maintain nursing services that meet residents’ needs.
Promote a warm, calm, and positive atmosphere on the unit and shift.
Receive and give nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty hours.
Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
Provide professional nursing services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing and bandage changes, packs, colostomy and drainage-bag care, blood collection, massages, range-of-motion exercises, and care for the dead or dying.
Monitor assigned personnel to ensure they follow safety regulations when using equipment and supplies.
Maintain confidentiality of resident care information, including protected health information, and report known or suspected unauthorized disclosure.
Ensure nursing care is provided privately and that nursing personnel knock before entering residents’ rooms.
Perform other duties as assigned.