LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Woodland - FT Evenings
About The Position
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides professional nursing care for residents of all ages in a long-term care setting under the supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice provider, or physician. The role is at Good Samaritan – Woodland, a 42-bed long-term skilled care and transitional care facility in Brainerd, Minnesota. The LPN applies nursing principles and age- and population-specific standards to residents’ physical and psychosocial needs as outlined in care plans. The role includes contributing to resident assessments, administering ordered medications and treatments, evaluating resident status, and helping ensure residents’ health, comfort, and safety. The LPN documents resident interactions and care outcomes, supports healthcare professionals, and works with residents, families, healthcare providers, and an interdisciplinary care team. The position also includes counseling residents and family members on prevention and treatment plans under the direction of a registered nurse, advanced practice provider, or physician.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited practical nursing program as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Have attended a pre-licensure nursing program that included supervised clinical experience across the life span, or have at least 400 hours of LPN experience at another facility.
- Hold an unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse license with a State Nursing Board and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges.
- Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
- Complete required annual continuing education units and competency training requirements of the department and facility.
- For positions requiring IV therapy/management skills in North Dakota: graduate from a Board-approved AASPN program that included IV therapy in the curriculum, or complete an IV Therapy course approved by the North Dakota Board of Nursing.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in practical nursing is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional nursing care to residents of all ages in long-term care under the supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice provider, or physician.
- Apply nursing principles and age- and population-specific standards to residents’ physical and psychosocial needs according to care plans.
- Perform testing to evaluate data reflecting a resident’s status and provide needed care.
- Recognize problems, recommend solutions, and respond effectively in emergent situations.
- Help ensure residents’ health, comfort, and safety.
- Contribute to resident assessments and administer medications or treatments as ordered.
- Provide technical support to healthcare professionals as needed.
- Document resident interactions and outcomes related to care, medication, behavior, activity, and diet.
- Maintain effective working relationships with residents, healthcare providers, and the public, and work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary care team.
- Communicate clearly and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Counsel residents, family members, and/or resident advocates on prevention and treatment plans under the direction of a registered nurse, advanced practice provider, or physician.
- Use knowledge of resident education principles to develop self-care programs.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Generous night and weekend shift differentials
- Advancement opportunities
- Various education assistance programs
- Continuing education
- Direct access to earnings daily
- Robust benefits package, varying by full-time or part-time status
- $10,000 sign-on bonus
- Additional weekend incentive of $1.25 per hour
- Additional shift incentive of $1.25 per hour for hours worked from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
