LPN PRN FMC Skilled Nursing

WVU Medicine•Fairmont, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides nursing support to physicians and direct nursing care to patients in an inpatient skilled nursing setting. This PRN position involves delivering care according to the patient’s plan of care and as directed by the overseeing role, while consulting with Registered Nurses or Respiratory Therapists for guidance as needed. The role also includes patient assessment, treatment procedures, medication administration, documentation, and participation in patient and family education and rehabilitation. The work requires adapting to changing workloads and stressful conditions, collaborating with the healthcare team, and working weekends, holidays, and all shifts. Physical demands include daily heavy work, including moving and positioning patients and handling materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more. The environment may involve irregular hours, biohazards, communicable diseases, toxins, deceased persons, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse license issued by the state where services will be provided, or a current multistate LPN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Complete state criminal background check and federal background check if applicable, as required for regulated areas.
Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to changing workloads and work assignments.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Skill using computer systems in physician offices and hospitals to capture data accurately and consistently.
Ability to work as a team member, including organization, communication, and task prioritization.
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.
Ability to meet daily heavy-work physical demands, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

One year of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care according to the patient’s plan of care or direction from the overseeing role, consulting with a Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist for guidance as necessary.
Perform designated therapeutic procedures for assigned patients as needed.
Observe, record, and promptly report patient concerns, symptoms, reactions, and progress to the overseeing role.
Assist physicians and the overseeing role with examinations and procedures as assigned.
Contribute to nursing assessments by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data.
Observe patient conditions and changes, record signs and symptoms of deviation from normal health status, and report findings to the overseeing role.
Contribute data and input to development of patient care plans, including identifying priorities and measures to maintain comfort and support human functions and responses.
Assist with assigned patient and family education and rehabilitation by reviewing needs with the overseeing role and following the teaching plan.
Document nursing interventions and patient responses, communicating with appropriate healthcare team members.
Safely administer assigned intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, oral, nebulized, and/or metered-dose inhaler medications.
Obtain instruction and supervision from the overseeing role as necessary when implementing nursing techniques or practices.
Complete annual education required for specialty accreditation at applicable facilities.