Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Castle Healthcare•Muncie, IN

17h•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’s work must follow applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, as well as direction from the Director of Nursing, to maintain a high standard of care. The position is based in Muncie, Indiana. The LPN coordinates shift activities and nursing staff, completes resident admission, transfer, and discharge documentation, administers physician-ordered medications and treatments, maintains accurate records, and communicates with physicians and other facility departments. The role also includes monitoring safety practices, protecting resident confidentiality, and helping maintain a calm, respectful, and supportive care environment. The employer offers benefits for eligible employees, including health, tele-health, mental health, dental, vision, and life insurance. Employees have access to Daily Pay from their first day. Other advertised offerings include competitive wages, shift bonuses, attendance bonuses, and employee appreciation.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered Practical Nurse license in the state.
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 laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to nursing care facilities.
Current CPR certification.
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.
Coordinate shift services, programs, and activities with assigned nursing staff and support personnel.
Prepare written and oral reports and recommendations about shift activities as required.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required, and complete and file associated records and forms.
Receive and transcribe telephone orders from physicians and record them on the Physician’s Order Form.
Document nursing care and residents’ responses in nurse’s notes and other required records, following established policies and procedures.
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 facility departments to maintain nursing services and activities that meet residents’ needs.
Promote a warm, calm, and positive environment throughout 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 services as required, including catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing and bandage changes, care of packs, colostomy and drainage bags, blood draws, massages, range-of-motion exercises, and care for the dead or dying.
Monitor assigned personnel to ensure compliance with established safety regulations when using equipment and supplies.
Maintain confidentiality of resident care information, including protected health information, and report known or suspected unauthorized disclosures.
Ensure nursing care is provided privately and that nursing personnel knock before entering residents’ rooms.
Perform other duties as assigned.